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Kairouan (English: /ˌk(ʊ)ˈwn/, English: /kˈ-/), also spelled El Qayrawān or Kairwan (Arabic: ٱلْقَيْرَوَان Arabic: [æl qɑjrɑˈwæːn], ), is the capital of the Kairouan Governorate in Tunisia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city was founded by the Umayyads around 670, in the period of Caliph Mu'awiya (reigned 661–680); this is when it became an important centre for Sunni Islamic scholarship and Quranic learning, attracting Muslims from various parts of the world. The Mosque of Uqba is situat…