Great Mosque of Kairouan
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RuiJSDuarte
N 35° 40.931 E 010° 06.212
32S E 599858 N 3949259
The towering Great Mosque dates from the 9th century and is located in Kairouan, ‘the city of 50 mosques’.
Waymark Code: WMD0JK
Location: Tunisia
Date Posted: 11/02/2011
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Every city in Tunisia has a Great Mosque, but the Great Mosque in Kairouan is the most important of all. It is the oldest Muslim place of worship in Africa and is commonly regarded as the fourth holiest site in Islam (after Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem)..
Type: Current mosque
Address:
Rue Sidi Abdelkader, Al-Qayrawan, Tunísia
Website reference (required if no minaret or 2nd photo): [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
Posting a photo of your visit is strongly encouraged but not required. There is NO requirement that you enter inside the mosque as some mosques may not allow this. Please refrain from taking pictures inside the mosque if it is not permitted by the management and generally have respect for the reliqious nature of the site.