Sidi Mahrez Mosque
mosque in Tunisia
Key facts
- Built
- 1697
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Overview
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Sidi Mahrez Mosque is a historic mosque in the medina of Tunis. It is also known as the Mohamed Bey El Mouradi Mosque. Its popular name comes from the zawiya opposite it, which bears the name of Sidi Mahrez, remembered as a pious man. The building is classed within Ottoman architecture and is a listed monument of Tunisia. Arabic-language sources describe it as the largest mosque of the Hanafi school in the city.
History
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According to the Arabic Wikipedia, the mosque was built by Muhammad Bey of the Muradid dynasty, described there as a son of Murad II. Our record gives the year of construction as 1697, whereas the same source dates it to 1104 AH (1692 CE).
The mosque is popularly named not after its founder but after the nearby zawiya of Sidi Mahrez, which stands opposite it.
From Wikipedia
Sidi Mahrez Mosque, also known as Mohamed Bey El Mouradi Mosque, is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia. It is an official historical monument.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%B2
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidi_Mahrez_Mosque
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Sidi_Mahrez
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidi_Mahrez_Camii
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%B2