Kairouan Conservation Programme | Aga Khan Development Network

Interior, detail, Kairouan Conservation Programme, Kairouan, Tunisia.
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Aerial view, Kairouan Conservation Programme, Kairouan, Tunisia.
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Kairouan Conservation Programme, Kairouan, Tunisia.
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Kairouan Conservation Programme, Kairouan, Tunisia.
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Kairouan Conservation Programme, Kairouan, Tunisia.

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Kairouan Conservation Programme

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Technical Information

Award Cycle:

1990-1992 Cycle

Status:

Recipient

Location:

Kairouan, Tunisia

Client:

Association de Sauvegarde de la M_dina de Kairouan

Architect:

Association de Sauvegarde de la Médina de Kairouan / Brahim Chabbouh, Mourad Rammah, and Hedi Ben Lahmar

Completed:

1979

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The rehabilitation projects include the restoration of key monuments, a comprehensive programme of conservation, as well as the socio-economic revival of the medina which has fallen into a state of neglect.

Other projects in Tunisia:

Name	City	Building Type	Award Cycle
Conservation of Sidi Bou Saïd	Tunis	Restoration and Conservation	1978-1980 Cycle (Recipient)
Hafsia Quarter I	Tunis	Housing Complexes	1981-1983 Cycle (Recipient)
Hafsia Quarter II	Tunis	Housing Complexes	1993-1995 Cycle (Recipient)
Residence Andalous	Sousse	Hotels & Communal Facilities	1981-1983 Cycle (Recipient)
Revitalisation of the Recent Heritage of Tunis	Tunis	Area Conservation	2008-2010 Cycle (Recipient)
Sidi El Aloui Primary School	Tunis	Schools	1987-1989 Cycle (Recipient)

Other projects of the Restoration and Conservation building type:

Name	City	Country	Award Cycle
Conservation of Mostar Old Town	Mostar	Bosnia-Herzegovina	1984-1986 Cycle (Recipient)
Conservation of Old Sana'a	Sana'a	Yemen	1993-1995 Cycle (Recipient)
Conservation of Sidi Bou Saïd	Tunis	Tunisia	1978-1980 Cycle (Recipient)
Darb Qirmiz Quarter	Cairo	Egypt	1981-1983 Cycle (Recipient)
Great Omari Mosque	Sidon	Lebanon	1987-1989 Cycle (Recipient)
Historic Sites Development	Istanbul	Turkey	1984-1986 Cycle (Recipient)
Nasrid Tower Restoration	Almeria	Spain	2014-2016 Cycle (Shortlisted)
New Life for Old Structures	Iran various locations	Iran	1999-2001 Cycle (Recipient)
Old City of Jerusalem Revitalisation Programme	Old City	Jerusalem	2002-2004 Cycle (Recipient)
Palace Parks Programme	Istanbul	Turkey	1990-1992 Cycle (Recipient)
Rehabilitation of Al-Qaraouiyine Mosque	Fez	Morocco	2008-2010 Cycle (Shortlisted)
Rehabilitation of Asilah	Asilah	Morocco	1987-1989 Cycle (Recipient)
Rehabilitation of Hebron Old Town	Hebron	Palestine	1996-1998 Cycle (Recipient)
Rehabilitation of Nagaur Fort	Nagaur, Rajasthan	India	2011-2013 Cycle (Shortlisted)
Rehabilitation of the Walled City	Nicosia	Cyprus	2005-2007 Cycle (Recipient)
Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque	Asnaf	Yemen	2002-2004 Cycle (Recipient)
Restoration of Al-Aqsa Mosque	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	1984-1986 Cycle (Recipient)
Restoration of Bukhara Old City	Bukhara	Uzbekistan	1993-1995 Cycle (Recipient)
Restoration of Rubber Smokehouse	Lunas, Kedah	Malaysia	2008-2010 Cycle (Shortlisted)
Restoration of the Amiriya Complex	Rada	Yemen	2005-2007 Cycle (Recipient)
Rüstem Pasa Caravanserai	Edirne	Turkey	1978-1980 Cycle (Recipient)
Thula Fort Restoration	Thula	Yemen	2011-2013 Cycle (Shortlisted)