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... be the highlight of the trip. With pretty good and more or less empty roads, it did not take us long to reach the city of Kairouan. We just stopped for a couple of hours, but really enjoyed the place. Then we continued on to the town of El Jem (or El Djem ...
... tourist thing. The main reason for being here is the Mosque here is the oldest in the country. As Kairouan was where Islam first took hold in Tunisia, this makes it special. Some people say that if you visit Kaitouan seven times, it is the equivalent of ...
Kairouan, Tunisia
Kairouan, Tunisia
Kairouan, Tunisia
In the Medina, Kairouan, Tunisia
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10 Best Pilgrimage Sites around the world
Posted on Jun 7, 2009, 01:34:35
I've also been to the Great Mosque of Kairouan, I hope one day Mecca opens up to non-Muslims, that would be an incredible trip. It's not entirely out of the question in the long run either, at one point Kairouan was closed to non-Muslims ...
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UNESCO Heritage Sites
Posted on Feb 7, 2009, 16:26:59
... with Fortified Churches in Transylvania, Romania Wooden Churches of Maramures, Romania Medina of Tunis, Tunisia Site of Carthage, Tunisia Kairouan, Tunisia Medina of Sousse, Tunisia Historic Areas of Istanbul, Turkey Yellowstone National Park, USA Grand ...
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