Kairouan
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Comment by Christian on July 25th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Good article but there is a mistake about the surface area of the Great Mosque of Kairouan
The Great mosque of Kairouan or Mosque of Uqba covers a surface area of 9000 square meters not 900 !!!
u can find this information in the official site of kairouan this is the link of the page about the great mosque :
http://www.kairouan.org/en/decouverte/Histoiredekairouan/lagrandemosquee.htm
as i say the great mosque of kairouan is a huge monument and forms a rectangle of approximately 125 meters * 74 meters with a surface area of 9000 square meters (96880 sq feet)
Another indication about the great mosque of kairouan
The great mosque of kairouan is the oldest and most important islamic building in North Africa
reference :
http://www.wayfaring.info/2006/11/30/the-great-sidi-oqba-mosque-of-kairouan-tunisia/
Another suggestion :
The current great mosque of kairouan dates from 863 AD
reference : http://www.sacred-destinations.com/tunisia/kairouan-great-mosque.htm
I hope that the the information will be corrected and the suggestions added
Comment by Mary Anglin on July 28th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Thank you for your comments and the information you’ve provided. This article will be improved soon, based upon your input. Thank you so much! Mary Anglin, Geography Editor.
Comment by Mary Anglin on August 5th, 2009 at 12:17 am
Thank you again for your comments on the article Kairouan. I have added information on the mosque. Mary Anglin
Comment by Chris27 on August 8th, 2009 at 11:18 am
To Mrs Mary Anglin and new world encyclopedia team
Thanks a lot for additions and corrections in Kairouan article.
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