Lalla Rihana cemetery - Kairouan, Tunisia
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Becktracker
N 35° 40.960 E 010° 06.152
32S E 599767 N 3949311
Cemetery with ancient Arabic whitewashed tombs near the great mosque of Kairouan
Waymark Code: WM13K7J
Location: Tunisia
Date Posted: 12/30/2020
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from planetware.com:
A large cemetery with some interesting tombs dominates the east side of Kairouan's Great Mosque.
The Lalla Rihana Gate (named after a local holy woman) sits on the eastern side of the mosque, projecting from the mammoth mosque walls. It is a square structure in Hispano-Mauresque style, built in 1294.
Inside the cemetery itself are multiple rows of whitewashed tombs. For photographers, the cemetery is a good place to get interesting shots of the mosque complex with the rows of tombs in the foreground.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Kairouan
Approximate number of graves: 500
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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