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
Kairouan (Arabic: القيروان Al Qairawān), 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 …
The Great Mosque of Kairouan (جامع القيروان الأكبر), also known as the Mosque of Uqba (Arabic: جامع عقبة بن نافع), is one of the most important mosques in Tunisia, situated in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Kairouan.
Kairouan Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Tunisia, which is located approximately 11 km south-southeast of Kairouan, 126 km south of Tunis. It was a major Troop Carrier unit base of the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force dur…
Haffouz is a town and commune in the Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia.
Hani Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Tunisia, which was located near Hani, "six miles east of Kairouan" (Al Qayrawan) ; about 125 km south-southwest of Tunis.
Sidi El Hani is a town and commune in the Sousse Governorate, Tunisia.
Sahali (Arabic: ساحلي) (As Sahili) is a town in eastern Tunisia.