The Great Mosque of Kairouan
Michel Reference
TN 29
Stanley Reference
TN 30
Yvert Reference
TN 29
Themes
Sites and landscapes
Description
The Great Mosque of Kairouan (or Uqba Mosque), a major Islamic monument in North Africa.
It is one of the main mosques in Tunisia, located in Kairouan. Historically the first Muslim metropolis in the Maghreb, Kairouan, whose political and intellectual peak was in the 9th century[2], is renowned as the spiritual and religious center of Tunisia; it is also sometimes considered the fourth holiest city in Sunni Islam.
Representing the emblematic building of the city, its great mosque remains the oldest and most prestigious sanctuary in the Muslim West[10],[11]. Appearing, since the Beylical decree of March 13, 1912, on the list of historical and archaeological monuments classified and protected in Tunisia, it was also classified, with the historic ensemble of Kairouan, as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1988[1].
It is one of the main mosques in Tunisia, located in Kairouan. Historically the first Muslim metropolis in the Maghreb, Kairouan, whose political and intellectual peak was in the 9th century[2], is renowned as the spiritual and religious center of Tunisia; it is also sometimes considered the fourth holiest city in Sunni Islam.
Representing the emblematic building of the city, its great mosque remains the oldest and most prestigious sanctuary in the Muslim West[10],[11]. Appearing, since the Beylical decree of March 13, 1912, on the list of historical and archaeological monuments classified and protected in Tunisia, it was also classified, with the historic ensemble of Kairouan, as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1988[1].
Size
18 x 22 mm
Colors
Jaune vif
Designer
Jules-Jacques Puyplat et Louis Dumoulin
Printers
PUYPLAT
Perforation
14 x 13½
Print
Typographie
Face Value
1,00 DT
Mint Value
—
Used Value
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