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Kairouan (Tunisian Arabic: قيروان Qirwān, Hebrew: קירואן‎), also known as Kirwan or al-Qayrawan, is the capital of the Kairouan Governorate in Tunisia. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The city was founded by the Arabs around 670. In the period of Caliph Mu'awiya (reigned 661-680), it became an important centre for Sunni Islamic scholarship and Quranic learning, and thus attracting a large number of Muslims from various parts of the world, next only to Mecca and Medina.

Population: 119,794

Latitude: 35° 40' 41.16" N
Longitude: 10° 05' 46.79" E

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