Kairouan Governorate
القيروان Kairouan
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Basic data | |
Country | Tunisia |
Capital | Kairouan |
surface | 6712 km² |
Residents | 570,559 (2014) |
density | 85 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | TN-41 |
Coordinates: 35 ° 41 ′ N , 10 ° 6 ′ E
The Kairouan Governorate ( Arabic ولاية القيروان, DMG Wilāyat al-Qairawān ) is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia . It is located in the north of the country at heights between 50 and 1350 m above sea level. d. M. and has an area of 6712 km² about 570,000 inhabitants. The capital is the city of the same name, Kairouan .
Delegations
The governorate has eleven delegations :
delegation | 2004 residents |
Residents 2014 |
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Bou Hajla | 70,589 | 72,371 |
Chebika | 33,889 | 35,308 |
Echrarda | 25.903 | 27,518 |
El Alâa | 31,773 | 32,343 |
Haffouz | 43,792 | 40,066 |
Hajeb El Ayoun | 35,403 | 36,137 |
Kairouan North | 83,794 | 96.904 |
Kairouan South | 80,444 | 89,749 |
Nasrallah | 37,112 | 33,789 |
Oueslatia | 36,195 | 34,452 |
Sbikha | 67,315 | 71,922 |
total | 546.209 | 570,559 |
climate
The long-term average temperatures are, depending on the altitude and cloud cover, between 5 and 15 ° C in winter and between 20 and 35 ° C in summer. The annual rainfall varies between 250 and 350 millimeters.
economy
Agriculture is the dominant economic sector in the region - cereals, fruit growing (olives, almonds) and the cultivation of vegetables (asparagus, tomatoes etc.) are the main products; in addition, livestock is raised to a not insignificant extent. The Kairouan Medina is visited by numerous tourists.
nature
The region is largely man-made; two nature reserves are located in the far north and north-west: the Djebel Zaghdoud National Park and the Djebel Serj National Park with the highest mountain in the governorate (1357 m).
history
The region was formerly settled by Berbers who were subjugated by the Romans . In the 6th century, the Byzantines controlled the region and built several fortifications. The Arab conquests under ʿUqba ibn Nāfiʿ led to the establishment of Kairouan around the year 670. The Aghlabids ruling in the 9th century founded the royal seat of Raqqada ; however, they were defeated by the Fatimids in 909 , who moved their capital to the newly founded Fustat / Cairo in 969 .
Culture
Although it can be assumed from many small finds that the region around Kairouan already played an important role in Roman times, large ancient buildings (temples, theaters etc.) are hardly known or are in very poor condition; Relics from Byzantine times are also rare. The most important cultural assets come from the Islamic period; most of them are in Kairouan, where the Musée national d'art islamique de Raqqada exhibits some important finds.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population statistics 2004 + 2014
- ↑ Climate diagrams Kairouan
- ↑ archaeological sites in the governorate of Kairouan in the French Wikipedia