Kairouan (UK: /ˌkaɪər(ʊ)ˈwɑːn/, US: /kɛərˈ-/), also spelled El Qayrawān or Kairwan (Arabic: ٱلْقَيْرَوَان, romanized: al-Qayrawān [æl qɑjrɑˈwæːn] , Tunisian...

The Great Mosque of Kairouan (Arabic: جامع القيروان الأكبر), also known as the Mosque of Uqba (جامع عقبة بن نافع), is a mosque situated in the UNESCO World...

Kairouan Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية قيروان Wilāyat Qiyrwān; French: Gouvernorat de Kairouan) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia...

The Kairouan Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת של קירואן) is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Kairouan, Tunisia. The synagogue operated...

Chebika, Kairouan is a town in the Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia. List of cities in Tunisia Manbat - Chebika 35°37′07″N 9°55′34″E / 35.618651°N 9.925976°E...

Umayyad rule. After failing to capture the Umayyad provincial capital of Kairouan, the Berber rebel armies dissolved, and the western Maghreb fragmented...

The Fool of Kairouan (Arabic: مجنون القيروان; transliteration: Majnun al-Kairawen; French: Fou de Kairouan), produced in 1939, is the first Tunisian musical...

(modern Tunisia and eastern Algeria) starting in 944. Abu Yazid conquered Kairouan for a time, but was eventually driven back and defeated by the Fatimid...

(Arabic: الشبيبة الرياضية القيروانية) or Chabiba is a football club from Kairouan in Tunisia. Founded in 1942, the team plays in green and white colours...

was briefly Carthage, then Qayrawan (Kairouan), then Mahdia, then Tunis. The Aghlabids, from their base in Kairouan, initiated the invasion of Southern...

The Yeshiva of Kairouan (Hebrew: ישיבת קירואן; Arabic: يشيفا القيروان) was a Talmudic Academy in Kairouan during the era of the Geonim sages. It was one...

annual tribute, placing the Hammadids under Hilalian vassalage. The city of Kairouan was looted by the Banu Hilal in 1057 after it was abandoned by the Zirids...

period, the city of Kairouan was founded in 670 and served as the regional capital of the Maghreb. The Great Mosque of Kairouan, the city's congregational...

Carthage dating back to the 9th century BC, as well as the Great Mosque of Kairouan. Known for its ancient architecture, souks, and blue coasts, it covers...

2014-11-23. p. 16. Great Mosque of Kairouan (discoverislamicart.org) Archived 2013-04-07 at the Wayback Machine "Kairouan – UNESCO World Heritage Centre"...

September 824 the rebels had occupied Tunis and Kairouan, but the Aghlabids managed to repel them from Kairouan a month later and killed Mansur. Another chief...

The yeshiva of Kairouan is a former center for the study of Torah and Talmud located in Kairouan, Tunisia. The yeshiva was founded by Ḥushi'el b. Elhanan...

Sousse–Kairouan Decauville railway was a 64 km (40 mi) long 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge Decauville military railway from Sousse to Kairouan in Tunisia...

hypostyle-plan mosques is the Great Mosque of Kairouan (also called the Mosque of Uqba) in the city of Kairouan, Tunisia. The hypostyle is widely used in...

University of Kairouan is a public research university located in Kairouan, Tunisia, and it was founded 2 September 2004. The university of Kairouan is formed...

Jeunesse Sportive Kairouan, also known as JS Kairouan or Chabiba , is a Tunisian professional basketball club from Kairouan. The club competes in the...

born Isma'il, in early January 914, in the palace city of Raqqada near Kairouan. He was the son of the then heir-apparent and future second Fatimid imam–caliph...

the capital. In 948, they shifted their capital to al-Mansuriyya, near Kairouan. In 969, during the reign of al-Mu'izz, they conquered Egypt, and in 973...

foundation, which he favoured over Kairouan. Ashir continued to be the capital of the Zirids in the central Maghreb, while Kairouan was the capital of Ifriqiya...

This is a list of mosques in Kairouan, Tunisia. Great Mosque of Kairouan Mosque of the Three Doors Mosque of the Barber (Zawiya of Sidi Sahib) List of...

Kairouan Airfield Kairouan Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Tunisia, located approximately 11 km south-southeast of Kairouan, and126 km south...

Ifriqiya, with the local governors appointed by the Muslim governor in Kairouan. The indigenous Berber tribes adopted Islam, but retained their customary...

the city of Kairouan in Tunisia, were sentenced to six years in prison for allegedly having sex with other men and were banned from Kairouan for five years...

army to restore Arab rule. During that campaign, he temporarily retook Kairouan, the Arabs' capital in Ifriqiya, and killed the Berber chief Kasila, but...

the Maliki jurists of Kairouan. He named Abu Muhriz, a Mu'tazili imam, as Qadi (Shari'a magistrate) Qayrawan (cadi of Kairouan) in 806. Ibrahim faced...