Kairouan, Tunisia
Mansouria, Tunisia
El-Mansuriya or Mansuriya, also known as Sabra or Sabra al-Mansuriyya, near Kairouan, Tunisia, was the capital of the Fatimid Caliphate during the rule of the Ismaili Imams al-Mansur bi-Nasr Allah and al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah. Built between 946 and 972, el-Mansuriya was a walled city holding elaborate palaces surrounded by gardens, artificial pools and water channels. It was briefly the centre of a powerful state that encompassed most of North Africa and Sicily.
- City
- Kairouan
- Country
- Tunisia
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
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