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KAIROUAN:
Zaouia Sidi el Ghariani

Kairouan, Tunisia


Kairouan, Tunisia

Kairouan, Tunisia

The zawiyya of Sidi el Ghariani is a beautiful little structure, where you can take a closer look at 14th century woodcarving and stuccowork.
The tomb inside is suprisingly not the one of Sidi el Ghariani, but the 16th century Hafsid sultan Moulay Hassan. Sidi el Ghariani relates to the governor family of Kairouan from the 15th until at least late 19th century, which originated in the Libyan town of Gharyan.


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