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28 juin 2015 : Devant la grande mosquée de Kairouan désertée par les touristes. Ville où a étudié le terroriste de Sousse, Seiffeddine Rezgui.

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June 28, 2015: Security measures are in place around the Great Mosque of Kairouan, the city where Seiffeddine Rezgui, the terrorist responsible for the attack in Sousse, studied. It was here that the radical Islamist group Ansar El Charia held its large rally in 2012.

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June 27, 2015: After the young people parted ways, the Great Mosque of Kairouan filled up as it does every evening during Ramadan. In this conservative holy city, the mosque serves as a gathering place during the nights of Ramadan.

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The mihrab in the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan is surrounded by 130 metallic-sheen faience tiles imported from Baghdad in the 9th century

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Mirhab and Minbar in the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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Mirhab and Minbar in the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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Mirhab and Minbar in the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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Prayer Hall and Mihrab of the Prayer Hall at the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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Prayer Hall and Mihrab of the Prayer Hall at the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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Prayer Hall and Mihrab of the Prayer Hall at the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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Dome of the prayer hall at the Great Mosque of Kairouan

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Détail du Mirhab de la salle des prières de la Grande Mosquée de Kairouan, marbre sculpté

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Détail du Mirhab de la salle des prières de la Grande Mosquée de Kairouan, le mirhab est entouré de 130 plaques de faiences à reflets métalliques importés de Bagdad au IXème siècle

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Détail du Mirhab de la salle des prières de la Grande Mosquée de Kairouan, marbre sculpté

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The mihrab in the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan is surrounded by 130 metallic-sheen faience tiles imported from Baghdad in the 9th century

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The mihrab in the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan is surrounded by 130 metallic-sheen faience tiles imported from Baghdad in the 9th century

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Detail of the minbar in the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan; the minbar dates from the 9th century and consists of more than 300 different carved wooden panels, decorated with polygonal and floral motifs of Eastern influence.

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Detail of the minbar in the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan; the minbar dates from the 9th century and consists of more than 300 different carved wooden panels, decorated with polygonal and floral motifs of Eastern influence.

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Detail of the minbar in the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan; the minbar dates from the 9th century and consists of more than 300 different carved wooden panels, decorated with polygonal and floral motifs of Eastern influence.

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