Kairouan Mosque and Sidi Bou Said.. Historical and aesthetic paintings that put Tunisia on the world's tourist map
Al-Anbat -Neemat Al-khoura
Translated by - layan khouly
The Uqba Ibn Nafih Mosque in the city of Kairouan in Tunisia
is considered an architectural masterpiece, which is what the exploits of the
Arab and Islamic civilization left in the world.
An exploratory tour by "Al-Anbat”, organized by the Tunisian
Embassy in Amman and in cooperation with Royal Airlines, inside this historic
mosque, which was built in its infancy with simple materials such as palm tree
trunks, bricks, and so on.
Uqba Ibn Nafeh Mosque is one of the tourist and historical
destinations in the province of Kairouan. It was built in the direction of
length, following the example of Iraqi mosques. Its length is between 127.6 and
125.2 m, and its width is between 78 m at the qibla wall and 71.70 m. This
building includes a prayer house topped by two domes. Rebuilding it after the rise of Hassan bin Noman
Africa and his elimination of the priesthood revolution.
The mosque constitutes an important Islamic historical
period in the history of Tunisia and its aim is to spread the Islamic call, in
addition to establishing many schools to teach the Islamic religion.
The columns on which the mosque was reconstructed are
columns that were brought from Roman antiquities and included in its corridors
on the Night of Power last Ramadan, according to city officials, between 30,000
to 40,000 worshippers, and to hold Tarawih prayers, which is the largest mosque
in North Africa.
The city of Kairouan, in which the Uqba Ibn Nafeh Mosque is
located, is a large tourist city and is the first Islamic city in North Africa
that was founded by Uqba Ibn Nafeh, where it flourished alongside Islamic
sciences, medical sciences and engineering sciences, in addition to flourish
for crafts and traditional industries.
The city was visited by one million and 150 thousand visitors
before the Corona pandemic to keep pace with the festivals that are held there,
while the number of visitors after the pandemic, that is, in 2021, reached more
than 700 thousand visitors and the number is increasing.
While the Sidi Bou Said area is considered a picturesque
tourist area, it is characterized by a traditional Tunisian building that
reflects an aesthetic on the Mediterranean Sea.
Al-Anbat toured the area, whose secrets were decorated with
its blue color intertwined with white in an artistic painting punctuated by
streets characterized by the presence of markets for traditional and heritage
industries that attract tourists and local visitors.
The city of Bou Said, located on the Mediterranean Sea, was
named after Abu Said bin Khalaf bin Yahya al-Baji, an Islamic scholar who spent
his life in Tunisia.
Boussaid and Tunisia in general are famous for their
kouskous and fish, which are served on the Tunisian table. Fish, especially
"tuna", is included in many dishes, in addition to "azma",
which is eggs that are served with all daily meals in Tunisia.
The Tunisian table is also keen that the food served is a
Tunisian production par excellence, in addition to its fame for its clothes,
shoes and leather jackets.
Tunisia today wants to open its doors strongly to Arab and
international tourism after the Corona pandemic, but it wants to shed more
light on the interest in Arab tourism to introduce Arabs to a single aesthetic
that the country is experiencing despite the political and health conditions it
has gone through in the recent period.