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Mosque in Tunis, Tunisia

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El Ahmadi Mosque
جامع الأحمدي
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Location
LocationTunis, Tunisia
El Ahmadi Mosque is located in TunisiaEl Ahmadi MosqueShown within Tunisia
Geographic coordinates36°48′34″N 10°10′20″E / 36.809523°N 10.172284°E / 36.809523; 10.172284
Architecture
TypeMosque

El Ahmadi Mosque (Arabic: جامع الأحمدي) is a small mosque in the northern suburb of the Medina of Tunis near Bab El Khadra one of its gates.

Localization

The mosque can be found in the Bab El Khadra street.

History

According to the commemorative plaque at the entrance of the mosque, it was built in 1933. In the same plaque, a poem by Ahmed Ben Salah Al Karoui is written too. The poem praises Ahmad II of Tunis the founder of the mosque.

Etymology

The mosque got its name from its founder Ahmad II of Tunis, one of the beys of Tunis who ruled from 1929 until his death.

  • Commemorative plaque of the mosque Commemorative plaque of the mosque
  • Entrance of the mosque Entrance of the mosque
  • Minaret of the mosque Minaret of the mosque

References

  1. Mosquée & adresse commune-tunis.gov.tn (in French) Retrieved 31 March 2023
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