Mosque of Sidi Belhassen El Halfaoui
mosque in Tunis, Tunisia
Key facts
- Built
- 1640
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Overview
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The Mosque of Sidi Belhassen El Halfaoui stands in the Halfaouine neighbourhood, in the northern suburb (rabad) of the Medina of Tunis. Its recorded address is on Hammam El Remimi Street, in the Bab El Khadra area of the Bab Souika delegation. The building dates to 1640 and is associated with Belhassen El Halfaoui, a follower of the Shadhili Sufi order. His mausoleum lies close to the mosque on the same street. The mosque forms part of a World Heritage Site.
History
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The mosque was built in 1640, during the Mouradite era. It was founded to commemorate Belhassen El Halfaoui, a descendant of Sidi Mohammed El Halfaoui who followed the Shadhili Sufi path. His mausoleum stands near the mosque on Hammam El Remimi Street.
From Wikipedia
Sidi Bellahssan El Halfaoui Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي بلحسن الحلفاوي) is a Tunisian mosque in the Halfaouine neighborhood in the Medina of Tunis in Tunisia.
It was built in 1640, in the Mouradite era, to commemorate Bellahssan El Halfaoui, one of the Sidi Mohammed El Halfaoui descendants, a practitioner of tariqa and the shadhili. His mausoleum is close to the mosque, on Hammam El Remimi Street.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidi_Belhassen_El_Halfaoui_Mosque
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