Kairouan World Heritage Site

Official name

Kairouan | UNESCO

Country

Tunisia | Map

Continent

Africa

Location

Gouvernorat de Kairouan
35.6816° Lat, 10.1038° Lon | Map

Code

499

Time Zone

Africa/Tunis (CET, +0100)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1988. Founded in 670, Kairouan flourished under the Aghlabid dynasty in the 9th century. Despite the transfer of the political capital to Tunis in the 12th century, Kairouan remained the Maghreb's principal holy city. Its rich architectural heritage includes the Great Mosque, with its marble and porphyry columns, and the 9th-century Mosque of the Three Gates.