Kairouan - Souks

Rue Ali Belhaouane continues through the souk quarter of the old town of Kairouan, built mainly in the 17th and 18th centuries and still occupied by practitioners of traditional crafts. After passing the El Bey Mosque (on the right) and the El Maalek Mosque (on the left) it comes to Bab el Tounès (1771), the Tunis Gate. The other sights of old Kairouan are all within easy reach of Bab el Tounès. To the right, along the town walls, is the Kasbah (not open to the public). From here a street continues north along the inner side of the walls to the Sidi Oqba Mosque.