Rakkada
Sign in to saveRaqqāda () is the site of the second capital of the 9th-century dynasty of Aghlabids, located about ten kilometers southwest of Kairouan, Tunisia. The site now houses the National Museum of Islamic Art.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Raqqada
- Ancient site.native_name
- رقادة
- Ancient site.native_name_lang
- ar
- Ancient site.image
- Bassins Arabe de Raqada 1.JPG
- Ancient site.caption
- Remains of large water basin at the archeological site of Raqqada
- Ancient site.map_type
- Tunisia
- Ancient site.map_size
- 250
- Ancient site.location
- Tunisia
- Ancient site.region
- Kairouan Governorate
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Tunisia
- Located in
- Kairouan Governorate
- Image
- Page from the Qur'an from Kairouan (Raqqada, Rutbi 64).jpg
Show 3 more facts
- culture
- Aghlabids
- Commons category
- Raqqada
- native label
- رقادة
Sources (1)
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Gallery (2)
On the map
2 mapped locations