Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Kairouan' has mentioned 'Mosque' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| The Aghlabites built the great mosque and established in it a university that was a centre of education both in Islamic thought and in the secular sciences. | WIKI |
| [22] Local tradition holds that seven pilgrimages to the Great Mosque equals one pilgrimage to Mecca,[23][24] which according to some, made Kairouan the fourth holiest city in Islam after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem. | WIKI |
| Originally built when Kairouan was founded in 670 AD, the mosque currently occupies an area of over 9,000 square metres (97,000xc2xa0sqxc2xa0ft) and is one of the oldest places of worship in the Islamic world. | WIKI |
| The mosque became a center of education both in Islamic thought and in the secular sciences and helped the city to develop and expand. | WIKI |
| The mosque is a veneration place for Abu Zama' al-Balaui, a companion of the prophet Muhammad, who, according to a legend, had saved for himself three hairs of Muhammad's beard, hence the edifice's name. | WIKI |
| two large water reservoirs called "Aghlabid basins" Mosque of Ansar (traditionally dating to 667, but totally renewed in 1650) Mosque Al Bey (late 17th century) The souk (market place), in the Medina quarter, which is surrounded by walls, from which the entrance gates can be seen in the distance. | WIKI |
| The medina contains some remarkable monuments including the Great Mosque, an architectural masterpiece that served as a model for several other Maghreban mosques, the Mosque of the Three Doors that represents the most ancient existent sculpted facade of Muslim art. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (i): The Great Mosque, rebuilt in the 9th century, is not only one of the major monuments of Islam but also a universal architectural masterpiece. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (ii): The Great Mosque served as a model for several Maghreban mosques, particularly for its decorative motifs, which are unique. | UNESCO |
| Moreover, the Mosque of the Three Doors, built in 866 AD, is the oldest known Islamic mosque with a sculpted facade. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iii): With the Great Mosque, the Mosque of the Three Doors, and the Basin of the Aghlabids, not to mention the numerous archaeological vestiges, Kairouan bears exceptional witness to the civilisation of the first centuries of the Hegira in Ifrxc3xaeqiya. | UNESCO |
| Next to the Great Mosque, the first place of worship founded in the Maghreb only 38 years after the death of the Prophet, is the Zawiya of Sidi Sahxc3xa2b where the remains of Abu Djama, one of Mahometxe2x80x99s companions, are kept. | UNESCO |