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Fun fact 5 about Kairouan

Montage ville de Kairouan
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Kairouan was used as a filming location for the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Kairouan
Tunisia
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Kairouan

Tunisia

Country
Tunisia
Population
119.6K
Coordinates
35.68, 10.10
999th most populous city in the world

Kairouan, also spelled El Qayrawān or Kairwan, is the capital of the Kairouan Governorate in Tunisia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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