Kairouan
Also known as Al-Qayrawan, Kairwan, Kirwan, القيروان, رابعة الثلاث
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (v), (vi).
Region
Arab States
Tunisia
Inscribed
1988
Area
68 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Kairouan is in Qairouan. The nearest other World Heritage site is Medina of Sousse, about 50 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Qairouan · about 145,000 peopleat the site
- Sousse · about 327,000 peopleabout 50 km east
- Monastir · about 72,000 peopleabout 60 km east
- Siliana · about 27,000 peopleabout 80 km north-west
- Mahdia · about 46,000 peopleabout 90 km east
- Sdid Bouzid · about 42,000 peopleabout 90 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
TunisiaCultural51 km away
TunisiaCultural70 km away
TunisiaCultural114 km away
TunisiaCultural124 km away
TunisiaCultural132 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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