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Great Mosque of Kairouan

Also known as Mosque of Uqba

The Great Mosque of Kairouan, also called the Mosque of Uqba, is the principal mosque of Kairouan in Tunisia, founded by Uqba ibn Nafi around 670. Its present form dates mainly from the Aghlabid rebuilding of 836 and later 9th-century additions, including a square minaret that is among the oldest standing in the Islamic world and a mihrab lined with lustre tiles. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Great Mosque of Kairouan
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Aghlabid emirate

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Great Mosque of Kairouan. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/great-mosque-of-kairouan
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