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Another view of the Grand Mosque
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Kairouan Grand Mosque square. All Photos: Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National
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The Minaret of Kairouan Grand Mosque
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The Kairouan Grand Mosque's marble columns and arcs
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The interior area of Kairouan Grand Mosque where worshippers gather to perform their prayers
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Tourists dressed in traditional Tunisian gowns visiting the holy Okba Grand Mosque in Kairouan
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Top view of the interior of Kairouan Grand Mosque
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Tourists continue to flock to Kairouan to visit the Grand Mosque as Ramadan nears its end
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A Tunisian couple getting married at the Sid Sahbi mausoleum in Kairouan
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A Tunisian woman stands in front of the Sidi Sahbi shrine to read Fatiha and pray
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Another view of the Grand Mosque
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Kairouan Grand Mosque square. All Photos: Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National
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The Minaret of Kairouan Grand Mosque
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The Kairouan Grand Mosque's marble columns and arcs
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The interior area of Kairouan Grand Mosque where worshippers gather to perform their prayers
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Tourists dressed in traditional Tunisian gowns visiting the holy Okba Grand Mosque in Kairouan
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Top view of the interior of Kairouan Grand Mosque
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Tourists continue to flock to Kairouan to visit the Grand Mosque as Ramadan nears its end
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A Tunisian couple getting married at the Sid Sahbi mausoleum in Kairouan
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A Tunisian woman stands in front of the Sidi Sahbi shrine to read Fatiha and pray
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Another view of the Grand Mosque