Aghlabid Basins

Aghlabid Basins
Aghlabid Basins
	The eastern reservoir
General information
Type	Reservoir
Architectural style	Islamic, Aghlabid
Town or city	Kairouan
Country	Tunisia
Coordinates	35°41′11.6″N 10°5′44.1″E / 35.686556°N 10.095583°E
Construction started	860
Completed	862

The Aghlabid Basins^[1]^[2]^[3] or Aghlabid Reservoirs^[4] are a series of historic water reservoirs and hydraulic works in Kairouan, Tunisia. They were built under Aghlabid rule in the 9th century to supply the city with water.

^ Ruggles, D. Fairchild (2011). Islamic Gardens and Landscapes. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 166. ISBN 9780812207286.
^ Glick, Thomas F. (2007). "Aqueduct". In Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Rowson, Everett (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam, Three. Brill. ISBN 9789004161658.
^ Fenwick, Corisande (2020). Early Islamic North Africa: A New Perspective. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-350-07520-7.
^ Binous, Jamila. "Aghlabid Reservoirs". Discover Islamic Art, Museum With No Frontiers. Retrieved 2022-12-03.

[:5-1] Ruggles, D. Fairchild (2011). Islamic Gardens and Landscapes. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 166. ISBN 9780812207286.

[:0522-2] Glick, Thomas F. (2007). "Aqueduct". In Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Rowson, Everett (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam, Three. Brill. ISBN 9789004161658.

[3] Fenwick, Corisande (2020). Early Islamic North Africa: A New Perspective. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-350-07520-7.

[4] Binous, Jamila. "Aghlabid Reservoirs". Discover Islamic Art, Museum With No Frontiers. Retrieved 2022-12-03.

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