Kairouan

Kairouan is the fourth largest city in the east of central Tunisia and the ancient capital of Tunisia. It was built in 670 and was the capital of the Aghlabid Dynasty from 800 to 909. It is one of the four holy places of Islam. There are many mosques in the city, which is known as the "City of Three Hundred Mosques". The famous Great Mosque of Kairouan is the oldest mosque in North Africa. It was listed as a World Cultural Heritage in 1988.

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The wisdom of avoiding 45℃ high temperature : Best time to visit the Great Mosque of Kairouan in summer

30 Apr 2025

Kairouan is not only the birthplace of Islam in North Africa, but also famous for its title of "City of Three Hundred Mosques". The Great Mosque of Kairouan in the northeast corner of the city is like a geometric fortress in the desert. With its towering 35-meter minaret, 300 Roman stone columns and a religious status on par with Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem, it has become the most shocking civilization landmark in Tunisia139. This mosque, built in 670 AD, is the "spiritual fortress" left by the Arab general Oqba Ben Nafi after conquering North Africa. It is not only a textbook example of Islamic architecture, but also hides the wisdom of the ancients in dealing with the heat: from water storage wells to sundial timing, from marble cooling to the design of light and shadow corridors, all of which reflect the ingenuity of desert survival. Visiting here in summer, the high temperature of 45℃ seems to ignite the air, but as long as you master the time and skills, you can avoid the scorching sun and immerse yourself in the solemnity and coolness of this temple.

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From Roman aqueducts to Islamic wisdom: How did reservoirs rewrite the course of North African civilization?

30 Apr 2025

In the golden desert of central Tunisia, Kairouan is like a thousand-year-old holy city forged by the scorching sun and faith. This ancient city, listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, is not only the fourth holiest site in Islam, but also hides an engineering miracle that rewrote the course of North African civilization - the Basins of Aghlabid. In the 9th century AD, when the rulers of the Arab Aghlabid dynasty faced the extreme drought in Kairouan, they did not choose to retreat, but with amazing wisdom, combined the Roman water conservancy heritage with Islamic innovative technology, built 15 giant reservoirs, and introduced mountain springs 36 kilometers away into the desert, nourishing the prosperity of the entire city. Today, only two pools, one large and one small, remain here. The 128-meter-diameter giant structure silently tells the story of this cross-civilization dialogue: from the ruins of the Roman aqueduct to the precise calculations of Islamic geometry, how did Kairouan's water conservancy project become a catalyst for the rise of North African civilization?

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