# Things to see in Kairouan (Tunisia): 8 places and when to go > Kairouan is a city in Tunisia with around 145,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 8 places in and around it, mainly History (5), Temples (5), Museums and art (1). The best known are Great Mosque of Kairouan, Mosque of the Three Doors and Al Bey Mosque. The best time to come is March to May and September to November; also possible: December to February and June to August. In June there are 14 h 24 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 36. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby. - Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/cairuan/ - Reviewed on: 2026-10-08 - Language: en ## In a nutshell - **Where:** Tunisia · 35.6804, 10.1 - **Population:** About 145,000 - **Places:** 8 places on this site, in the town and around it. - **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/historia/) (5) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/espiritual/) (5) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/museos/) (1) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/naturaleza/) (1) - **Best time:** March to May and September to November. - **Also possible:** December to February and June to August. - **Nearest airport:** NBE Enfidha, 54 km as the crow flies ## What to see in Kairouan The places in and around Kairouan, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies. - [Great Mosque of Kairouan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/gran-mezquita-de-kairuan/): Tunisian religious building and site of Islamic worship · 382 m - [Mosque of the Three Doors](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/mezquita-de-las-tres-puertas/): Mosque in Tunisia · 423 m - [Al Bey Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/mezquita-al-bey/): Mosque in Tunisia · 464 m - [Carpet Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/carpet-museum/): Museum in Kairouan, Tunisia · 879 m - [Al Malek Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/mosque-al-malik-king-mosque/): Mosque in Tunisia · 436 m - [El Lawlib Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/el-lawlib-mosque/): Mosque in Tunisia · 490 m - [Bab ech Chouhada](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/bab-ech-chouhada/): City gate in Kairouan, Tunisia · 655 m - [Hotel Continental](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/hotel-continental/): Nature · 599 m ## When to go to Kairouan The best time to visit Kairouan is **March to May and September to November**; also possible: December to February and June to August. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see. | Mes | Época | Hours of daylight | | --- | --- | --- | | January | Possible | 9 h 50 | | February | Possible | 10 h 42 | | March | Best time | 11 h 44 | | April | Best time | 12 h 55 | | May | Best time | 13 h 53 | | June | Possible | 14 h 24 | | July | Possible | 14 h 11 | | August | Possible | 13 h 21 | | September | Best time | 12 h 13 | | October | Best time | 11 h 04 | | November | Best time | 10 h 05 | | December | Possible | 9 h 36 | In June there are 14 h 24 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 36. In April, 8 of the 8 places are at their best. When to go to Tunisia in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/#cuando-ir). ## Getting to Kairouan The nearest main airport is Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport (NBE, Enfidha), 54 km as the crow flies. How to get around Tunisia (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/#antes-de-salir). - [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=35.6804%2C10.1) - [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=35.6804%2C10.1) ## Other towns nearby - [Sousse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/susa/): 22 places · 50 km - [Monastir, Tunisia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/monastir/): 5 places · 61 km - [Siliana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/siliana/): 6 places · 79 km - [Zaghouan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/zaghouan/): 5 places · 80 km - [Mahdia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/mahdia/): 5 places · 88 km - [Nabeul](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/nabeul/): 18 places · 104 km And all of Tunisia, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is there to see in Kairouan? The best known: [Great Mosque of Kairouan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/gran-mezquita-de-kairuan/), [Mosque of the Three Doors](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/mezquita-de-las-tres-puertas/), [Al Bey Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/mezquita-al-bey/), [Carpet Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/carpet-museum/), [Al Malek Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/tunez/mosque-al-malik-king-mosque/). In all, 8 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one. ### When is the best time to visit Kairouan? March to May and September to November; also possible: December to February and June to August. In June there are 14 h 24 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 36. ### How do you get to Kairouan? The nearest main airport is Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport (NBE), 54 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=35.6804%2C10.1) opens the route on the map. ### How do I add it to my trip? Create a trip with Kairouan as the destination and these 8 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby. Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).