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...

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

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...

(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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

The Kairouan Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת של קירואן) is a former Tunisian synagogue located in Kairouan, Tunisia. The city of Kairouan had a large Jewish...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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 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...

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...

The Tunisian city of Kairouan (Hebrew: קירואן, Arabic: قيروان Qirwān), also known as Kirwan or al-Qayrawan was a world center of Talmudic and Halakhic...

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

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...

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...

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

Berber army, saving Kairouan and Ifriqiya from the Berbers rebels. In 742 AD, a large two-Berber army marched to attack Kairouan, one led by Oqasha ibn...

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...