El Hentati Mosque
36°47′47″N 10°10′12″E / 36.796454°N 10.169884°E
El Hentati Mosque ' (Arabic: جامع الهنتاتي) is a small mosque in the west of the medina of Tunis, in souk El Leffa.
Localization
It is located in 88 Souk El Leffa.[1]
History
The mosque was built during the Hafsid era, in which Ibadi was spread in Tunis. Nowadays, Ibadi can be found mainly in Djerba.
Etymology
According to Ibn Khaldoun, the name Hentati comes from the Hentata tribe led by Abû Hafs Omar Ben Yahia El Hentati (Arabic: أبو حفص عمر بن يحيى الهنتاتي), the first emir of Ifriqiya and the Hafsid dynasty.[2]
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Marbel panel of El Hentati mosque -
Metallic sign of souk El Leffa
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to El Kobba Mosque.
- ^ http://www.commune-tunis.gov.tn/publish/content/article.asp?ID=450
- ^ "مدونة محمية › تسجيل الدخول". libyan4native.wordpress.com.