{"author":"welovetunisia.com Editorial Team","reviewer":"Mohamed Nizar Yaiche","confidence_level":"high","limitations":"Data reflects latest available official sources. Some figures may have a 6-12 month lag. Estimates are clearly labeled.","languages_available":["en","fr"],"machine_formats":["/api/v1/answers/islamic-architecture","text/markdown (Accept: text/markdown)"],"expires_at":"2026-09-30","refresh_interval":"quarterly","id":"islamic-architecture","question":"What are the most impressive Islamic architecture sites in Tunisia?","question_fr":"Quels sont les plus beaux sites d'architecture islamique en Tunisie?","short_answer":"Masterpieces: Great Mosque of Kairouan (670 AD, 4th holiest in Islam, UNESCO), Zitouna Mosque (Tunis, 732 AD, oldest university), Barber's Mosque (Kairouan, Ottoman mausoleum), Hamouda Pacha Mosque (Tunis, Ottoman style). Medinas: Tunis (UNESCO, 700 monuments), Sousse (UNESCO), Sfax (fortified walls). Ribats: Sousse and Monastir (8th century coastal fortresses). Tourbet El Bey (Tunis, Husainid royal tombs).","answer_fr":"Chefs-d'oeuvre: Grande Mosquee de Kairouan (670, UNESCO), Mosquee Zitouna (Tunis, 732), Mosquee du Barbier, Mosquee Hamouda Pacha. Medinas UNESCO: Tunis, Sousse. Ribats: Sousse, Monastir.","evidence":["fact-unesco-count"],"related_entities":["unesco-kairouan","unesco-medina-tunis","unesco-sousse"],"tags":["heritage","islamic","architecture","mosque","medina"],"audience":"tourist","last_reviewed":"2026-04-08","evidence_resolved":[{"reviewed_at":"2026-04-04","refresh_interval":"quarterly","data_quality":"official","id":"fact-unesco-count","claim":"La Tunisie compte 9 sites inscrits au patrimoine mondial UNESCO","claim_en":"Tunisia has 9 UNESCO World Heritage sites","value":9,"unit":"sites","source":"UNESCO World Heritage Centre","valid_from":"1997-01-01","valid_until":"2030-12-31","confidence":"verified","category":"heritage","tags":["UNESCO","patrimoine"]}],"related_resolved":[{"id":"unesco-kairouan","type":"UNESCOSite","slug":"unesco-kairouan","title":{"fr":"Kairouan","en":"Kairouan"},"description":{"fr":"Site UNESCO inscrit en 1988, gouvernorat de Kairouan"},"properties":{"year_inscribed":1988,"governorate":"Kairouan"},"source":"UNESCO World Heritage Centre","last_reviewed":"2026-01-01","confidence":"verified","schema_type":"LandmarksOrHistoricalBuildings","geo":{"lat":35.6781,"lng":10.0963},"related_answers":["unesco-sites-visit"],"reviewed_at":"2026-01-01","refresh_interval":"quarterly"},{"id":"unesco-medina-tunis","type":"UNESCOSite","slug":"unesco-medina-tunis","title":{"fr":"Medina de Tunis","en":"Medina of Tunis"},"description":{"fr":"Site UNESCO inscrit en 1979, gouvernorat de Tunis"},"properties":{"year_inscribed":1979,"governorate":"Tunis"},"source":"UNESCO World Heritage Centre","last_reviewed":"2026-01-01","confidence":"verified","schema_type":"LandmarksOrHistoricalBuildings","geo":{"lat":36.7982,"lng":10.1701},"related_answers":["unesco-sites-visit"],"reviewed_at":"2026-01-01","refresh_interval":"quarterly"},{"id":"unesco-sousse","type":"UNESCOSite","slug":"unesco-sousse","title":{"fr":"Medina de Sousse","en":"Medina of Sousse"},"description":{"fr":"Site UNESCO inscrit en 1988, gouvernorat de Sousse"},"properties":{"year_inscribed":1988,"governorate":"Sousse"},"source":"UNESCO World Heritage Centre","last_reviewed":"2026-01-01","confidence":"verified","schema_type":"LandmarksOrHistoricalBuildings","geo":{"lat":35.8254,"lng":10.6369},"related_answers":["unesco-sites-visit"],"reviewed_at":"2026-01-01","refresh_interval":"quarterly"}]}