# Medina Residential Quarters (Houmas)

Kairouan, Tunisia

Behind the monuments, Kairouan's medina is a living neighborhood of whitewashed houses, courtyards, and narrow lanes called houmas. Here families, craftsmen, and shopkeepers carry on daily life among ramparts and gates that have framed the old city for centuries.

## Roots Earth

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Coordinates: 35.6768, 10.1018

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