The Okba ibn Nafaa Mosque

Issued as part of the festivities of “Kairouan capital of Islamic culture”, this stamp presents the Great Mosque of Okba Ibn Nafaa, a founding monument of Muslim art in the Maghreb. The visual focuses on its imposing minaret with three decreasing floors, a prototype of medieval religious architecture. Built in the 7th century, it embodies the power and durability of Tunisian identity. This stamp underlines the importance of this building, not only as a major religious center, but also as a crossroads of Mediterranean and Arab civilizations through its reused ancient columns.