Kajruan

Kajruan - unique large settlement of the Central region of the country (more 50  thousand inhabitants). This it is dazzling the big city - ancient capital of East Maghrib, a sacred city of the North Africa.

Long time Kajruan was the major religious centre of the country. In a city of 85 mosques which have lifted to the root tetrahedral towers of minarets. Here there is the first mosque builted by Arabs in terrain of Maghrib. This oldest mosque wearing a name of their leader Sit Okba, and until now is the centre of pilgrimage of Moslems of the North Africa.

Almost 40 % of population Kajruana it is occupied in a handicraft work, first of all in kovrodelii and effecting of leather items. A carpet manufactured kajruanskimi by masters, it is possible to consider perpetually.

This city was visited by Andrey Belyj and Nikolay Chumichev, indelible impression about Kajruane has found reflectance in their products.