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  • Aghlabid Basins

  • Aghlabid Basins

    Aghlabid Basins is a historical monument located in Kairouan, Tunisia. They were built under the reign of the Aghlabids ruler Abu Ibrahim Ahmed ibn Mohamed Ibn al-Aghlab in the second half of the 9th century AD in order to supply the city with water. The Aghlabid Basins were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988 as part of Kairouan.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Kairouan.
    World Heritage Site
    Aghlabid Basins
    by Neil Rickards, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Aghlabid Basins

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1988

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    Bridges and Water Structures

    Location

    Tunisia

    Kairouan

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    9th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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