Sidi El Ansari Mosque
Appearance
Sidi El Ansari Mosque | |
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جامع سيدي الأنصاري | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Location | |
Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
Geographic coordinates | 36°48′20″N 10°09′47″E / 36.805466111111°N 10.16298°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Sidi El Ansari Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي الأنصاري), is a Tunisian mosque located in the Kâadine hood in the north of the medina of Tunis near the Bab Souika suburb. It is annexed to a mausoleum.
Localization
It can be found in 43 El Kâadine Street.[1]
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Etymology
The mosque got its name from a saint called Sidi El Ansari, a descending from El Rasâa family. He is buried in it.[2]
History
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According to the commemorative plaque, it was built in 1905 under the orders of Muhammad IV al-Hadi, a bey of Tunis from the Husainid dynasty who ruled from 1902 until his death.[3]
References
- ^ "commune-tunis.gov.tn-ثقافة وترفيه".
- ^ "- الصفحة 2 - منتديات تونيزيـا سات".
- ^ Martin, Jean-François (1 January 2003). Histoire de la Tunisie contemporaine de Ferry à Bourguiba, 1881-1956. L'Harmattan. ISBN 9782747546263 – via Google Books.