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Rehabilitation and sustainable tourism
REHABILITATION AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN TUNISIA DEVELOPMENT OF PLACE JRABA ZARROUK.
The city of Kairouan was founded in the year 670. It served as a base for the conquest of the Maghreb and Spain, and remained the political, economic and spiritual capital of Ifriqiya (Tunisia) for over four centuries.
During this period, the town developed a school of architecture that spread throughout the Maghreb. Despite its decline after the Hilalian invasions in the mid-11th century, the town perpetuated an architectural model that defied time and survived without major changes or damage until the middle of the last century.
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This specificity architecture justifies the listing of Kairouan's Medina as UNESCO World Heritage in 1989.
Kairouan has preserved the authenticity of its urban fabric and contains several monuments that are references in Muslim art, such as the Great Mosque, the Aghlabite pools and the Mosque of the Three Doors. Sidi Okba Mosque has always impressed foreign visitors, painter and writers.
The Great Mosque (9th century) |
The Great Mosque (9th century) |
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