sep 11, 670 - Great Mosque of Kairouan
Description:
Established by the Arab general Uqba ibn Nafi in 670 AD (the year 50 according to the Islamic calendar) at the founding of the city of Kairouan, the mosque is spread over a surface area of 9,000 square metres and it is one of the oldest places of worship in the Islamic world, as well as a model for all later mosques in the Maghreb.[Added to timeline:
Date:
sep 11, 670
Now
~ 1355 years ago