Kairouan
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Kairouan is an ancient Islamic city in central Tunisia renowned for its historic mosques, traditional architecture, and status as a major center of early Muslim scholarship and pilgrimage.
Aliases (3)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
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municipality → |
| capitalOf |
Kairouan Governorate
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| climate |
semi-arid climate
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| continent |
Africa
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| country |
Tunisia
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| economy |
handicrafts
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tourism → trade → |
| elevation |
about 68 meters above sea level
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| founder |
Uqba ibn Nafi
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| foundingDate |
7th century
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circa 670 CE → |
| hasHeritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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| hasPart |
Aghlabid Basins
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Great Mosque of Kairouan → Medina of Kairouan → Mosque of the Three Doors → Zaouia of Sidi Sahbi → |
| heritageCriteria |
UNESCO cultural criteria (ii)
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UNESCO cultural criteria (iii) → UNESCO cultural criteria (v) → |
| heritageDesignationDate |
1988
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| historicalRole |
early capital of Ifriqiya
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key center of Islamic learning in the Maghreb → major center of Maliki jurisprudence → |
| knownFor |
Aghlabid-era monuments
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Great Mosque of Kairouan → Islamic scholarship → early Islamic urban fabric → historic mosques → religious education → traditional Islamic architecture → |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
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| locatedIn |
central Tunisia
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| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Kairouan Governorate
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| majorReligion |
Islam
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| namedAfter |
Kairouan plain
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| officialLanguage |
Arabic
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| population |
over 100000 inhabitants
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| region |
North Africa
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| religionSignificance |
historic pilgrimage center
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important Islamic holy city → major center of early Muslim scholarship → |
| roadConnection |
connected to Sousse
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connected to Tunis → |
| timeZone |
Central European Time
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| traditionalProduct |
carpets
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leather goods → |
| utcOffset |
+1
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Kairouan
("Kairouan Governorate")
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capitalOf |
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Kairouan
("Medina of Kairouan")
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hasPart |
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Maliki
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historicalCenter |
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Kairouan
("Kairouan Governorate")
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locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
|
August Macke
("Kairouan (III)")
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notableWork |
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Limoges
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twinCity |
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Tunisia
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UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInCountry |