Kairouan

[ French ker-wahn ]

/ French kɛrˈwɑ̃ /

a city in NE Tunisia: a holy city of Islam.

Also Kair·wan

[kahyuh r-wahn] /kaɪərˈwɑn/.

Example sentences from the Web for kairouan

From Tunis a day's journey by train would bring her to Kairouan.

The Call of the Blood |Robert Smythe Hichens
Beside him, there is a little table of Kairouan, blue and gold.

Atlantida |Pierre Benoit
Kairouan became the capital of what is now Tunisia in the ninth century, and Tunis itself was its servitor.

In the Land of Mosques & Minarets |Francis Miltoun
The line from Sousse to Kairouan is still open to regular traffic.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884 |Various

In other words, Europeans are forbidden to enter any of the Tunisian mosques save those at Kairouan.

In the Land of Mosques & Minarets |Francis Miltoun

Kairouan

/ (French kɛrwɑ̃) /

a city in NE Tunisia: one of the holy cities of Islam; pilgrimage and trading centre. Pop: 124 000 (2005 est)