Kairouan

Kairouan is a city in Tunisia. Arabic القيروان is a Muslim holy city which ranks fourth after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem as a place of pilgrimage. It is reputed that seven visits here are the equivilent of one to Mecca.

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  • Kairouan is an easy day trip from Monastir or Sousse. The Mosque is the highlight of the town, one of the oldest in the Muslim world and around 1,200 years old. • Russell S.
  • Kairouan is one of the most beautiful cities of Tunisia. It's got an ancient mosque and the word "caravan" stems from the town's name. Famous for travel, architecture, a dam and the mosque said to house hairs from the beard of Mohammed the Prophet. • Floor R.
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Kairouan Travel Guide is based on Kairouan by Esther Brown, Denis Yurkin, Nick Roux, Meltwaterfalls, ChubbyWimbus, Burmesedays, Tatatabot, Morph, iGuide and others. Kairouan Travel Guide is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.