LYCEE HAFFOUZ-TUNISIA
Founded in 670, Kairouan flourished under the Aghlabid dynasty in the 9th century. Despite the transfer of the political capital to Tunis in the 12th century, Kairouan remained the Maghreb's principal holy city. Located in the centre of Tunisia in a plain at an almost equal distance from the sea and the mountain, Kairouan is the most ancient Arabo-Muslim base of the Maghreb (670 AD) and one of its principal holy cities. Capital of Ifriqiya for five centuries, it was a place of outstanding diffusion of Arabo-Muslim civilization. Haffouz is a town and commune in the Kairouan Governorate
ACTIVITY 1: GENERAL INFORMATIONS OF THE CITY
ACTIVITY 2 : TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
The Great Mosque of Kairouan , also known as the Mosque of Uqba is one of the most important mosques in Tunisia, situated in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Kairouan;
These cisterns, built by the Aghlabids in the 9th century are more impressive because of their engineering sophistication than as sights in themselves. Water was delivered by aqueduct from the hills 36km west of Kairouan into the smaller settling basin and then into the enormous main holding basin, which was 5m deep and 128m in diameter.
Bir Barrouta is a 17th century draw-well on the upper floor of the building. A camel provides the power for a water-wheel which raises water in pottery jars. Originally the water was collected here and distributed in conduits to houses in the town.
ACIVITY 3 : DESCRIBING LOCAL FOOD
ACTIVITY 5 : SENDING LETTERS AND PRESENTS
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We received letters and gifts from Ukraine, Georgia, Turkey and Lithuania
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