Kairouan - part 2

Collection title

The memories of a city

ID

TUN00185

Source

TT (TN)

First broadcast date

11/08/2012

Production year

2012

Abstract

In this second part of the documentary dedicated to Kairouan,we can discover the historical facts, the religious town and the facets of the arabic architecture with a guided tour inside of the sanctuary and in the Abou Zaama Balawi school (one of the companion of the prophet). Kairouan is also famous for its numerous craft skills as the carpet industry of Marcoum and Albernos or its other products made by wool and exposed at the market of Alrobä. The products made by leather like bags or babouche are sold at the market of Boulaghjya.

Type

video

Production companies

• Tunisian TV - Coproduction
• Ennaser Production - Coproduction

Broadcaster

Télévision Tunisienne - Télévision Tunisienne 1

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Personalities

• El Ghazi Ettayeb

Primary theme

Tourism and cultural sites

Secondary themes

• Tourism and cultural sites / Archaeological sites
• Tourism and cultural sites / Tourist sites
• Society and way of life / Cooking

Credits / Cast

• Ktari Amal - Speaker
• El Hammi Wajdi - Director
• Jamal Ebtissam - Author of original work

Period of events

• 2012

Map locations

• Tunisia - North - Kairouan

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

14m32

Additional information

Almkarod is a sort of specific cake of the city of Kairouan, Tunisia. It is cut in diamond-shape and contains semolina. It also contains dates, almonds, pistachios, cashew nut, lemon and pine nuts. The visitors of Kairouan can not help tasting it.