Time zone CET (UTC+01) Area 6,712 km² ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:TN | Created June 21, 1956 Area rank Ranked 9th of 24 Postal prefix xx Population 570,559 (2014) | |
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Colleges and Universities University of Kairouan, Higher Institute It And Management De Kairouan Points of interest Great Mosque of Kairouan, Aghlabid pools, Zaouia of Sidi Sahab, Barbier Mausoleum, Parc d'attractions Kids Land | ||
Kairouan Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية قيروان Wilāyat Qiyrwān) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is landlocked and in the centre-east of the country. It covers an area of 6,712 km² and has a population of 570,559 (2014 census). The narrower province of Sousse borders it to the east, the nearest coastline The capital is Kairouan. Lowland parts of the province are semi-arid, experiencing in most years light rains in the winter months and scant rainfall in other months but higher parts attract relief precipitation in and around the Djebel Zhagdoud and a large part of the Djebel Serj national parks, in the north-east of the province which are geologically outcrops of the Dorsal Atlas mountains in the province to the north.
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Map of Kairouan, Tunisia
Administrative divisions
Twelve municipalities are in Kairouan Governorate: