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AGHLABID BASINS

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2025
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Built around 860, these basins were then part of a fifteen basins intended to supply the city with water. The ingenuity of the system earned Kairouan the name of "city of cisterns". Originally, the supply of the basins was ensured by a drainage system. The construction of an aqueduct (around 961) then brought the water from the springs of Cherichira, located 40 km away. The work consists of a small settling basin, a large basin for storing water and two tanks for drawing water, with a total capacity of 68 800m3.

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thon
Visited in july 2022
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ETONNANT BASSINS
CES GRANDS BASSINS DATE DU 9EME SIECLE ET ONT ETE CONSTRUITS POUR ALIMENTER LES HABITANTS DE KAIROUAN EN EAU. ILS SONT SONT CONSIDERES COMME LES PLUS IMPORTANTS OUVRAGES HYDRAULIQUES DU MONDE MUSULMAN
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fc25
Visited in december 2019
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Accès au syndicat d'initiative et monter sur la terrasse du bâtiment pour voir les bassins qui ont fonctionné jusqu'à la fin du 18eme siècle. Ces bassins récuperaient l'eau de la montagne à 40 km via des aqueducs aujourd'hui disparus. La population venait chercher son eau dans ces bassins.
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Lame2use
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Very original place, large water pools in the middle of the desert.
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vaclav
vaclav
They are twice two swimming pools, in fact. Free entry through the side " parc" on the left coming from the city centre. Interesting, but it is a shame that the site is poorly maintained.
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