Kairouan

Also Kair·wan

[ker-wahn]

noun

1. a city in NE Tunisia: a holy city of Islam.

Kairouan

/ kɛrwɑ̃, kaɪəˈwɑːn /

noun

1. a city in NE Tunisia: one of the holy cities of Islam; pilgrimage and trading centre. Pop: 124 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Kairouan became a Unesco World Heritage site in 1988 and is home to the Mosque of the Three Doors, the oldest known mosque with a sculpted facade.

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The city of Kairouan was founded in 670 AD and is one of North Africa's holiest cities.

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Three stonemasons have died after a section of the historic walls around the Old City of Kairouan in Tunisia collapsed on Saturday.

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Issaoui, a former player for top-flight side US Monastir and a father of four, published a video on Facebook in which he said the reason for his protest was being falsely accused of terrorism in Haffouz, Kairouan, central Tunisia.

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Protests also took pace in the cities of Jendouba, Tozeur, Monastir, Bizerte, Kasserine, Kairouan and Nabeul.

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