🇹🇳 Túnez
Kairouan
Kairouan or Kairwan, also spelled El Qayrawān, 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 ; 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.
- Country
- 🇹🇳 Túnez
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 139,070
- Time zone
- Africa/Tunis
- Coordinates
- 35.68, 10.10
How far Kairouan is from other cities in Túnez
- Sousse51 km✈ 49 min · 🚗 51 min
- Hammamet93 km✈ 52 min · 🚗 1 h 33 min
- Sakiet ez Zit115 km✈ 53 min · 🚗 1 h 55 min
- El Mourouj116 km✈ 53 min · 🚗 1 h 56 min
- Sakiet ed Daier118 km✈ 54 min · 🚗 1 h 58 min
- Sīdī Ḥusayn120 km✈ 54 min · 🚗 1 h 60 min
- Sfax120 km✈ 54 min · 🚗 2 h
- Túnez127 km✈ 54 min · 🚗 2 h 7 min
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