Kairouan

[ French ker-wahn ]

/ French kɛrˈwɑ̃ /

noun

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

Also Kair·wan

[kahyuh r-wahn] /kaɪərˈwɑn/.

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Examples from the Web for kairouan

From Tunis a day's journey by train would bring her to Kairouan.
The Call of the Blood|Robert Smythe Hichens
Beside him, there is a little table of Kairouan, blue and gold.
Atlantida|Pierre Benoit
Kairouan became the capital of what is now Tunisia in the ninth century, and Tunis itself was its servitor.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets|Francis Miltoun
The line from Sousse to Kairouan is still open to regular traffic.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884|Various

In other words, Europeans are forbidden to enter any of the Tunisian mosques save those at Kairouan.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets|Francis Miltoun

British Dictionary definitions for kairouan

Kairouan

Kairwan or Qairwan (kaɪəˈwɑːn)

/ (French kɛrwɑ̃) /

noun

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

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