UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Medina of Kairouan)
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UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Medina of Kairouan) is a protected historic urban area in Tunisia recognized for its outstanding Islamic architecture, cultural significance, and role as an early center of Muslim civilization in North Africa.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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historic urban area ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
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Maghrebi architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aghlabid dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Ifriqiya NERFINISHED ⓘ early Islamic civilization ⓘ |
| category | living historic city ⓘ |
| city | Kairouan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| countryCapitalNearest | Tunis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | early Islamic period in North Africa ⓘ |
| culturalType | Islamic urban heritage ⓘ |
| governingBody | Tunisian heritage authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Aghlabid basins (water reservoirs)
NERFINISHED
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Great Mosque of Kairouan NERFINISHED ⓘ historic city walls of Kairouan ⓘ historic mosques of Kairouan ⓘ traditional residential quarters of Kairouan ⓘ traditional souks of Kairouan ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria | cultural ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageTheme | Islamic architecture and urbanism ⓘ |
| heritageValue | outstanding universal value ⓘ |
| inscriptionList | UNESCO World Heritage List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageLocal | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Medina of Kairouan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Islamic urban planning
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religious scholarship ⓘ traditional North African architecture ⓘ |
| preservationGoal |
conservation of Islamic architectural heritage
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protection of traditional urban fabric ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | protected historic urban area ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
cultural significance
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outstanding Islamic architecture ⓘ role as an early center of Muslim civilization in North Africa ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| religiousBuildingType |
mosques
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zawiyas ⓘ |
| religiousImportance | major center of Islamic learning in the Maghreb ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
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religious tourism ⓘ |
| urbanForm |
medina
NERFINISHED
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walled city ⓘ |
| urbanFunctionHistoric |
political center of early Muslim rule in Ifriqiya
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religious center for North African Islam ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Great Mosque of Kairouan
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