๐น๐ณ Kairouan, also spelled Al Qayrawฤn or Kairwan, is the capital of the Kairouan Governorate in Tunisia. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The city was founded by the Umayyads around 670. In the period of Caliph Mu'awiya, it became an important centre for Sunni Islamic scholarship and Quranic learning, and thus attracting many Muslims from various parts of the world, next only to Mecca and Medina and Jerusalem. The holy Mosque of Uqba is situated in the city.
Kairouan has a population of over 187,000 people. Kairouan also forms the centre of the wider Kairouan Governorate which has a population of over 570,559 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Kairouan has links with:
๐น๐ท Bursa, Turkey ๐ช๐ฌ Cairo, Egypt ๐ช๐ธ Cรณrdoba, Spain ๐ฒ๐ฆ Fez, Morocco ๐ฎ๐ท Nishapur, Iran ๐บ๐ฟ Samarkand, Uzbekistan ๐ฒ๐ฑ Timbuktu, Mali ๐ฉ๐ฟ Tlemcen, Algeria ๐น๐ท Yฤฑldฤฑrฤฑm, Turkey๐จ๐ณ Sishui County 35.664
๐ฉ๐ช Bad Kissingen 10.067
๐ฉ๐ช Wilhelmsburg 9.992
๐ฉ๐ช Neumรผnster 9.983
Locations Near: Kairouan 10.0917,35.6717
๐น๐ณ Kalรขa Kebira 10.533,35.867 d: 45.4
๐น๐ณ Msaken 10.576,35.733 d: 44.2
๐น๐ณ Sousse 10.638,35.829 d: 52.3
๐น๐ณ Zaghouen 10.142,36.4 d: 81.1
๐น๐ณ Monastir 10.826,35.777 d: 67.3
๐น๐ณ Hammamet 10.617,36.4 d: 93.7
๐น๐ณ Mahdia 11.067,35.5 d: 90.2
๐น๐ณ Nabeul 10.733,36.45 d: 104
Antipodal to: Kairouan -169.908,-35.672
๐น๐ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 18318.3
๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 17635
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 17579.7
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 17171.2
๐บ๐ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 13660.4
๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 13586.2
๐บ๐ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 13574.1
๐บ๐ธ Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 13568.7