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Kairouan Image Courtyard of Zaouia, Kairouan

Central courtyard of the Zaouia of Sidi Abid el-Ghariani, Kairouan The zaouia (shrine) houses the tomb of the Hafsid sultan Moulay Hassan who ruled from 1525 to 1543.

Geoff Stringer Lonely Planet Photographer