Kairouan

Kairouan, although much visited city in Tunisia, do not bathe in a resort atmosphere. Located inland, the city was the starting point of the Muslim
conquest. It was proclaimed in the holy city Aghlabides (800-900). Therefore, she covered mosques and buildings worthy of its new status.

In the tenth century, its influence extended throughout the Mediterranean. Great Mosque, built in the seventh century, is one of the most important religious buildings of Islam. Moreover, Kairouan made ​​carpet manufacturing specialty.