Kairouan

Kairouan (, ), also spelled El Qayrawān or Kairwan ( , ), is the capital of the Kairouan Governorate in Tunisia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city was founded by the Umayyads around 670, in the period of Caliph Mu'awiya (reigned 661–680); this is when it became an important centre for Sunni Islamic scholarship and Quranic learning, attracting Muslims from various parts of the world. The Mosque of Uqba is situated in the city.

Tunisian religious building and site of Islamic worship

Tunisian association football club

place in Tunisia, Ifriqiya

mosque in Tunisia

zawiya in Kairouan, Tunisia

mosque in Tunisia

university in Tunisia

cisterns in Kairouan, Tunisia

Tunisian basketball club

Early 10th-century Fatimid military commander