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IFRIQIYA. Thirteen Centuries of Art and Architecture in Tunisia.
TUNISIA - South
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Southern Tunisia displays some of the best examples of Islamic art connected to the life and trades that flourished over the centuries along the routes of the oases and caravans, a journey from Tunis and Kairouan to the region known as Bilad al-Jarid, connecting Maghreb and Mashreq, the coast and interior Africa. Many people left traces of their techniques, which gave birth to a particular art and architecture, based on available building material – wood, brick – to build houses and religious buildings (such as the jamur minarets) beautifully enriched with naturalistic, calligraphic and textile patterns. But southern Tunisia has other beauties to be discovered: from the troglodyte houses in Matmata to the Ibadite architecture in Gerba, the island that was the refuge of Ibadite groups in the 10th century and of the corsaire Dragut in the 16th century. View Detailed Programme >> |