HERITAGE RECORD · 499

Kairouan

凯鲁万

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Founded in 670, Kairouan flourished under the Aghlabid dynasty in the 9th century. Despite the transfer of the political capital to Tunis in the 12th century, Kairouan remained the Maghreb's principal holy city. Its rich architectural heritage includes the Great Mosque, with its marble and porphyry columns, and the 9th-century Mosque of the Three Gates.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ179570 ↗

Inception0670

Area68.02 ha

Administrative areaQ276574

WikipediaKairouan ↗

Chinese Wikipedia凯鲁万 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.

(ii)An important interchange of human values in architecture, technology, arts, town planning or landscape design.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

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