Kairouan: facts

At a glance

• Country: Tunisia
• Region: Kairouan
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 139,070
• Coordinates: 35.6781° N, 10.0963° E
• Time zone: Africa/Tunis (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Dinar (TND)
• Distance to the capital, Tunis: 127 km (79 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport (NBE): 54 km (34 mi), straight line
• Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR): 60 km (37 mi), straight line
• Sfax Thyna International Airport (SFA): 120 km (74 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Sidi el Hani: 20 km (12 mi)
• Sidi Amor Bou Hajela: 32 km (20 mi)
• Qulayb as Sabt: 32 km (20 mi)
• Sidi Belal: 33 km (21 mi)
• El Jema: 35 km (22 mi)