Kairouan
Americannoun
noun
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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.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2023
Kairouan, which became the capital of the Islamic province of Ifriqiya, was the center of Islamic operations that plunged Arab armies into the heart of North Africa, including Libya, Tunisia, and Algeria.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
In a village outside the central city of Kairouan, Mahdouani quizzed Seiada Issaoui, an elderly woman with ink marks on her forehead, cheeks, nose and chin, about the prevalence of tattoos when she was young.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2022
The Kairouan region is living through “a real horror movie,” Mohamed Rouis, the regional health director in Kairouan, was quoted saying in Tunisian media earlier this month.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2021
Do you remember that evening when you came into my room at Kairouan all covered with dust from your journey across the plains?
From A Spirit in Prison by Hichens, Robert Smythe
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