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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.
Prayer hall of the Zaytuna Mosque in Tunis, rebuilt by the Aghlabids (completed circa 864) and renovated in later centuries [19] The congregational mosque of the Aghlabid administrative capital, al-Abbasiya, is described by al-Baladhuri (d. 892) as measuring 200 by 200 cubits and constructed of brick and marble columns, with a cedarwood roof.
The Mosque of the Three Doors (Arabic: مسجد الأبواب الثلاثة; French: Mosquée des Trois Portes) or Mosque of Muhammad ibn Khairun (Arabic: مسجد ابن خيرون) is a mosque In the city of Kairouan, Tunisia. Commissioned in 866, during the Aghlabid dynasty period, by Muhammad ibn Khairun, a private local patron. The ...
View of the Zawiya's outer courtyard, with the entrance to the mausoleum (center right), the minaret (center), and the entrance to the madrasa (left). The Zawiya of Sidi Sahib, [1] [2] also known as the Zawiya of Abu al-Balawi or Mosque of the Barber, [3] is a zawiya (religious shrine and complex) in Kairouan, Tunisia.
Haram or prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan (also called the Mosque of Uqba) which is located in the historic city of Kairouan in Tunisia, North Africa. As used in Islamic urban planning, the word ḥaram means "inviolate zone", an important aspect of urban planning in Muslim civilization. Such protected areas were sanctuaries, or ...
The foundation of Kairouan dates to about the year 670 when the Arab general Uqba ibn Nafi of Caliph Mu'awiya selected a site in the middle of a dense forest, then infested with wild beasts and reptiles, as the location of a military post for the conquest of the West. [citation needed] Formerly, the city of Kamounia was located where Kairouan ...
When Calls the Heart fans are able to visit Hope Valley as part of the Hearties Family Reunion.The three-day event features meet-and-greets with the cast, meals from Abigail's Cafe, and a behind ...
English: View of the Maqsura — in the Prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia. Date: 27 December 2012, 17:13:10: Source: Flickr: Grande Mosquée de ...