Kairouan is in Tunisia, in Kairouan Governorate. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision, when it dates from (670) and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
Tunisia
City or region
Kairouan Governorate
Origin (P571)
670
Coordinates
35.6833 N, 10.1000 E
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
81
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Roman amphitheatre of El Jem
Tunisia
69.8
Dougga
Tunisia
114.1
Bardo National Museum
Tunisia
125.3
Ichkeul National Park
Tunisia
165.0
Djerba
Tunisia
223.0
The closest neighbor is Roman amphitheatre of El Jem, 69.8 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Kairouan
English
Kairouan
Español
Cairuán
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 35.6833 N, 10.1000 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Kairouan: 81 sitelinks; closest neighbor Roman amphitheatre of El Jem at 69.8 km