Beyond its size, The Great Mosque of Kairouan - also known as Uqba Ibn Nafi Mosque-stands as a masterpiece of Islamic architecture, researchers considered its Minarets one of the oldest in the Islamic ...

A typical mosque's architecture consists of an open courtyard ... Save this picture! Minaret of Kairouan Mosque. Image via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Throughout history, minarets have ...

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 ...