Map of Kairouan, Tunisia

Kairouan is the administrative centre of Kairouan, Tunisia, with a population of about 139,070. It lies at 35.6781°N, 10.0963°E. Kairouan is about 127 km (79 mi) south of Tunis, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Msaken, 44 km to the east.

Kairouan at a glance

Where is Kairouan?

• The 4th largest city in Tunisia by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 44 min on the shortest day to 14 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kairouan

• Msaken — 44 km east
• Hammam Sousse — 50 km northeast
• Sousse — 51 km east
• Djemmal — 60 km east
• Skanes — 64 km east
• Monastir — 67 km east
• Ksar Hellal — 72 km east
• Ksour Essaf — 86 km east
• Mahdia — 89 km east
• Sidi Bouzid — 90 km southwest

Largest cities in Tunisia

• Tunis — 693,210
• Sfax — 280,566
• Sousse — 221,715
• Bizerte — 138,430
• Ariana — 114,486
• Gabès — 110,075
• Hammamet — 106,326
• Gafsa — 95,242
• Monastir — 93,306
• Al Marsá — 92,987

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.