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English: Floor map of Uqba mosque in Kairouan - Tunisia Français : Plan de la Grande Mosquée de Kairouan - Tunisie العربية: رسم بياني للمسقط الأفقي لجامع عقبة بن نافع بالقيروان - تونس
Interior view of the hypostyle prayer hall in the Mosque of Uqba (Great Mosque of Kairouan) The Great Mosque of Kairouan (Arabic: جامع القيروان الأكبر), also known as the Mosque of Uqba (جامع عقبة بن نافع), is a mosque situated in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Kairouan, Tunisia and is one of the largest Islamic monuments in North Africa.
English: Three-dimensional views of the Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia. From left to right: zoom on the south wall (seen from the outside), global view of the mosque, zoom on the minaret seen from the court.
This mosque, also called the Mosque of Uqba, extends over an area of about 9,000 square meters. Founded in 670 AD by the Arab general Uqba ibn Nafi, it dates, in its present form, from the 9th century. Besides the fact of being the oldest mosque in the Muslim West, the Great Mosque of Kairouan is a remarkable example of North African Islamic ...
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Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 19:14, 10 March 2016: 3,000 × 2,624 (1.59 MB): Passionné d'architecture {{Information |Description ={{en|1=Luster tile, dating from the 9th century, of the mihrab in the Great Mosque of Kairouan, in Tunisia.}} {{fr|1=Carreau de céramique lustrée, datant du IXe siècle, ornant le mihrab de la Grande Mosquée de Kairoua...
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