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al-Qayrawān (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 35 42 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 35.7000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 010 01 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 10.0167 decimal degrees |
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Note: One of the first Arab outposts in North Africa; founded on the site of the Byzantine fortress Kamouinia; major Islamic commercial and cultural center until destruction by the Bedouins in 1057; occupied by Allies in 1943 during World War II; holy city of Islam. |
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| al-Qayrawān (preferred,C,V,Arabic (transliterated)-P,U,N)
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| Kairwan (C,V)
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| Kairouan (C,V,English,U,N)
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| Qairouan (C,V)
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| Qayrawan (C,V)
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| Qairwan (C,V)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by Sidi Okba 670 |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of Aghlabite dynasty 800-909 |
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