Cité Okba
Cité Okba is a locality in Kairouan, Tunisia. Cité Okba is situated nearby to the locality Cité At Tajdid, as well as near Cité el Aghalba.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include ملعب حمدة العواني and Carpet Museum.
Mosque of the Three Doors
Mosque
Photo: IssamBarhoumi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mosque of the Three Doors or Mosque of Muhammad ibn Khairun or is a mosque located in the city of Kairouan, Tunisia. Commissioned in 866 during the Aghlabid era by Muhammad ibn Khairun, a private local patron, the mosque is notable for being one of the earliest occurrences of a richly decorated external façade in Islamic architecture. Mosque of the Three Doors is situated 2½ km east of Cité Okba.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kairouan.
Kairouan
Photo: Ed Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kairouan, sometimes spelled Kairwan, Kayrawan or Al Qayrawan, is a city in Tunisia. It's a holy city in Islam, ranking fourth after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem as a place of pilgrimage.
Cité Okba
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Cite Okba”
- Location: Kairouan, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.6714° or 35° 40′ 17″ northLongitude
10.07412° or 10° 4′ 27″ eastElevation
66 metres (217 feet)Open location code
8F7GM3CF+HJGeoNames ID
12187053
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In Other Languages
“Cité Okba” goes by many names.
- French: “Cité Okba”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cité At Tajdid and Cité el Aghalba.
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