Kairouan Governorate
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Kairouan Governorate is one of the twenty-four governorates
Governorates of Tunisia
||Tunisia is divided into 24 governorates : Ariana Béja Ben Arous Bizerte Gabès Gafsa Jendouba Kairouan Kasserine Kebili Kef Mahdia Manouba Medenine Monastir Nabeul Sfax Sidi Bouzid Siliana Sousse Tataouine...

 of Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

. It is an inland province, situated in the centre of the country. It covers an area of 6,712 km² and has a population of 546,209 (2004 census). The capital is Kairouan
Kairouan
Kairouan , also known as Kirwan or al-Qayrawan , is the capital of the Kairouan Governorate in Tunisia. Referred to as the Islamic Cultural Capital, it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The city was founded by the Arabs around 670...

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The following cities and towns are located in the Kairouan Governorate:
  • Aïn Djeloula
    Aïn Djeloula
    Aïn Djeloula is small town and commune in the Kairouan Governorate of central Tunisia, situated 30 kilometers west of Kairouan and the eastern mountains of Jebel Ousselat. As of 2004 it had a population of 1,651....

  • Alaâ
    Alaâ
    Alaâ is village and commune located in the Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia. Population 2657 ....

  • Bou Hajla
    Bou Hajla
    Bou Hajla is a town and commune in the Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 6,002..Canadian oil and gas producer DualEx Energy International Inc said an initial evaluation of its Bouhajla Permit in Tunisia showed a reserve of more than one billion barrels of petroleum in...

  • Chebika
    Chebika
    Chebika is a mountain oasis in southern Tunisia, in Gafsa Governorate.Chebika lies at the foot of the mountains of the Djebel el Negueb and, because of its exposure to the sun, it is known as Qasr el-Shams .In antiquity, it was once a Roman outpost, named Ad Speculum and later a mountain refuge of...

  • Echrarda
    Echrarda
    Echrarda is a town and commune in the Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 1,387.....

  • Oueslatia
    Oueslatia
    Oueslatia is a town and commune in the Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 8,444.....

  • Haffouz
    Haffouz
    Haffouz is a town and commune in the Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 8,225.-References:...

  • Hajeb El Ayoun
    Hajeb El Ayoun
    Hajeb El Ayoun is a town and commune in the Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 9,648....

  • Kairouan
    Kairouan
    Kairouan , also known as Kirwan or al-Qayrawan , is the capital of the Kairouan Governorate in Tunisia. Referred to as the Islamic Cultural Capital, it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The city was founded by the Arabs around 670...

  • Menzel Mehiri
    Menzel Mehiri
    Menzel Mehiri is a town and commune in the Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 3,356.....

  • Nasrallah
    Nasrallah, Tunisia
    Nasrallah, Tunisia is a town and commune in the Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 5,054.....

  • Sbikha
    Sbikha
    Sbikha is a town and commune in the Kairouan Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 6,776..-References:...

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