Kairouan
Michel Reference
TN 532
Stanley Reference
TN 495
Yvert Reference
TN 487
Themes
Sites and landscapes
Description
Kairouan is a city located in the desert of northern Tunisia. Under the reign of the Aghlabid emirs, who built many of its monuments, it became a powerful trading city renowned for its school of Islamic learning in the 9th century. Built on the outskirts of the medina, the Great Mosque, with its ancient columns and imposing minaret, was built during this period and is an important pilgrimage site. Going there 7 times would be equivalent to 1 hajj to Mecca.
Size
22x36 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Designer
Hatem El Mekki
Printers
Jacques Combet
Perforation
13
Print
Taille-douce
Face Value
0,40 DT
Mint Value
—
Used Value
—
Print Run
5 000 000 exemplaires
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