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Souq Street Alley
WHAT MAKES THIS ALLEY UNIQUE IS THE VIEW IS
DIRECTED TO THE NOBLE 3 DOOR MOSQUE THAT
RESEMBLES SPANISH INFLUENCES OF FACADE
AND IT IS ENCLOSED WITH BEAUTIFUL HOUSING
IN BOTH SIDES.
Walls & Gates
BECAUSE OF THE RELIGIOUS IMPORTANCE OF
KAIROUAN, THE FRENCH FEARED THAT SHELLING
THE TOWN WOULD CAUSE AN UPROAR IN ALL
MUSLIM COUNTRIES. THEY DECIDED THEREFORE
TO MARCH ON THE TOWN WITH ALMOST ALL
THEIR ARMY HOPING THAT SUCH A DISPLAY OF
FORCE WOULD INDUCE THE LOCAL GARRISON TO
SURRENDER.
Mosques
AS THE FIRST ISLAMIC CITY IN AFRICA, THE
RULERS TRIED TO CONSOLIDATE THE NEW FAITH
AS WELL AS POSSIBLE AND BUILT LARGE AND
SMALL MOSQUES, SOME OF THEM SPLENDIDLY
DECORATED, BUT ALL OF THEIR FACADES WITH
QUOTATIONS FROM THE KORAN
Kairouan Souq
THE MARKET OF THE OLD TOWN CATERS TO
TOURISTS TO A VERY GREAT EXTENT. THOSE
WHO COME IN AN ORGANIZED JOURNEY CANNOT
ESCAPE A VISIT TO ONE OF THE MANY SHOPS
SELLING CARPETS. A FEATURE OF A "TYPICAL
TRADITIONAL TUNISIAN HOUSE" IS THE BLUE
COLOUR OF ITS WINDOWS AND DOORS. IT IS A
VERY MODERN FEATURE AS IT DERIVES FROM
THE DECORATION OF ENNAJMA EZZAHRA (THE
STAR OF VENUS), A PALACE BUILT BY FRENCH
BARON D'ERLANGER AT SIDI BOU SAID BETWEEN
1912 AND 1922
Kairouan Shoplot
THE SOUL OF AN ORIENTAL CITY CAN REALLY BE
CAPTURED AT THE SOUK AND A VISIT TO THIS
OVERWHELMING MIXTURE OF SMELLS, NOISES,
COLORS AND GOODS IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST
FOR EVERY TRAVELER TO TUNISIA !
Kairouan House
HOME IS WHERE LOVE RESIDES,
MEMORIES ARE CREATED,
FRIENDS AND FAMILY BELING
AND LAUGHTER NEVER ENDS
Kairouan House
WHOLE BUSLOADS OF TOURISTS
CREATE A CARNIVAL ATMOSPHERE IN
THE MAIN STREETS OF THE KAIROUAN
MEDINA, BUT IT IS ALSO WORTH
EXPLORING THE SMALL ALLEYS AND
HIDDEN SHOPS OF THE MEDINA.
BECAUSE KAIROUAN HAS SO MUCH TO
DISCOVER.
The Great Mosque
MOST OF THE MINARETS OF KAIROAUN RESEMBLE
THAT OF THE GREAT MOSQUE AND THE TOWERS
OF MANY ITALIAN MEDIEVAL TOWNS
Canon Square
CHOOSEN SPOT FOR GATHERING IN ANY
OCCASIONS FOR TUNISIANS.ESPECIALLY DURING
RAMADHAN CELEBRATION AND MAWLID EVENTS.
Open Space
THE COMBINATION OF PALMS AND SHADED
TREES TO CREATE AN OPEN SHADED AREA.
"BECAUSE THINGS GROW,WHEREVER THERE IS
AIR AND LIGHT AND OPEN SPACES,THINGS
GROW"
HELEN OYEYEMI