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Al-Zaytuna Mosque, also known as Ez-Zitouna Mosque, and El-Zituna Mosque (Arabic: جامع الزيتونة, literally meaning the Mosque of Olive), is a major mosque at the center of the Medina of Tunis in Tunis, Tunisia. The mosque is the oldest in the city and covers an area of 5,000 square metres (1.2 acres) with nine entrances. [1]
From the earliest years of the 8th century, Tunis was the chef-lieu of this area: it became the Arabs' naval base in the western Mediterranean, and took on considerable military importance, and with a strategic location, the city grew, and with it grew the mosques for the Muslims to pray in.
The Hammouda-Pacha mosque, built in 1655, was the second mosque of the Hanefite rite built in Tunis while the Sidi Mahrez mosque is the largest mosque of this type in the country. Built from 1692 to 1697, it is Ottoman-inspired and recalls some Istanbul mosques such as the Blue Mosque (erected between 1609 and 1616) and the Yeni Valide ...
The mosque is considered significant as it was the first Ottoman mosque to be built in Tunis. [1] An official Historical Monument, it operated primarily as public speaking venue before becoming a real mosque by Youssef Dey in 1631. At the time it was the 11th mosque to be built in the capital.
Museum of the Sahara: Musée du Sahara: Douz: history: Nabeul Museum: المتحف الأثري بنابل: Nabeul: municipal local history: National History Museum: Musée de la mémoire nationale: national history museum: National Museum of Islamic Art of Raqqâda: Musée national d'art islamique de Raqqâda
Tunisia’s historic sites are being preserved in the way they deserve and in Tunis the Bardo Museum, home to countless archaeological relics found across North Africa, reopened in September 2023 ...
This is a list of mosques in Tunisia.According to the data by the Ministry of Religious Affairs in December 2015, there are 5,470 mosques in Tunisia as a whole, among which 4,299 are Jami Masjids which conduct Friday Prayer and 1,171 are smaller mosques. [1]
The al-Hawa Mosque (Arabic: جامع الهواء; also transliterated as al-Haoua Mosque in French [1]), also known as the Tawfiq Mosque, [2] is a historic mosque in Tunis, Tunisia. It was first built in the 13th century under the Hafsids and later renovated in the 18th century under the Husainids. It is an official Historical Monument. [1]