The city was a center for North African ( Maghebian ) culture , and was the capital of the Aghlabite dynasty .
He was expelled from the city in 830 , and travelled west , stopping finally at Kairouan , the first Muslim city of great power in Africa .
The city was a center for Africa   ( Maghebian ) culture , and was the capital of the Aghlabite dynasty .
He was expelled from the city in 830 , and travelled west , stopping finally at Kairouan , the first Muslim city of great power in Africa .