Photo feature by: Shukri bin Mansour TUNIS, March 5 (KUNA) -- The history of the Great Mosque of Kairouan dates back to the early Islamic conquest, built by the Companions of the Prophet and their ...

TUNIS, Jan 20 (KUNA) -- The UNESCO-recognized Great Mosque of Kairouan, central east Tunisia, is considered one of the key Tunisian cultural and religious monuments. Ordered by Islamic commander Uqba ...

Even though it is quite a small city, with a population of 187,000 people, there are still plenty of things to do in Kairouan ...

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 ...

Okba founded the Great Mosque in 671 in Kairouan and another companion of the prophet founded the `Barber's' mosque, so-called because he carried about him three hairs from the prophet's beard.

Kairouan, April 06, 2023, SPA -- Saudi Arabia has restored the glow of the Aghlabid capital and the first capital of Islam in Africa, Kairouan, thro Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT عربي ...

The city of Kairouan was founded in 670 AD and is one of North Africa's holiest cities. It was the capital of the Muslim world in North Africa for four centuries, before Tunis was chosen as ...

Thanks to his touches on the domes of the ancient city, especially those adjacent to the Grand Mosque of Kairouan (built in the year 50 AH), drawings with the colours of the sky make them appear ...

Waldemar Januszczak visits the Great Mosque of Kairouan and takes a look at a handful of the 414 columns that were recycled from ancient Roman, Byzantine and even Christian buildings.