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160 km
south of Tunis, 67 km south of Sousse. An hour drive from
Sousse, discover Kairouan "the city of 50 mosques" . The
spiritual home of all Tunisians, the city itself rises like
a dream of ocher and tawny beige, serene in its 13 centuries
of Islamic culture, authentic and proud of the wondrous
beauty of its mosques, the symphony of its.
columns
and arches, the exquisite delicacy of the stone work. The
towering and sober dignity of the Great Mosque seems to
embody the spirituality that has inspired artists and poets
from its creation until the present day.
Dating
from the 9th century its austere beauty dominates the entire
city. Inside, visitors can wonder at the exquisite elegance
of the wood carved doors and stucco arabesques, as well as
the forest of columns (400) of the prayer room with their
Phoenician, Roman and Arabic capitals.
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