# Kairouan Carpet Workshops

Kairouan, Tunisia

Kairouan is Tunisia's carpet capital, where workshops knot wool rugs by hand. Its medallion zarbia, natural-toned alloucha and woven mergoum carpets sustain a craft long passed from mother to daughter, with looms and showrooms threading the medina.

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Coordinates: 35.677, 10.102

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