Cultural heritage: The Great Mosque - Kairouan

Cultural heritage: The Great Mosque - Kairouan

Year
1976
Face Value
1.00
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
7195000
Themes
Sites and landscapes
This stamp honors the Great Mosque of Kairouan, the founding monument of Islam in North Africa and a major symbol of spirituality and religious knowledge in Tunisia. The illustration combines the iconic minaret with scholarly calligraphy and elements related to study, highlighting the historical role of Kairouan as a center of teaching, jurisprudence and the dissemination of Islamic knowledge. The message conveyed is that of continuity between faith, knowledge and civilization, placing Tunisia in an intellectual and spiritual tradition deeply rooted in its history.