Sidi El Ansari Mosque

Sidi El Ansari Mosque
جامع سيدي الأنصاري
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationTunis, Tunisia
Sidi El Ansari Mosque is located in Tunisia
Sidi El Ansari Mosque
Shown within Tunisia
Geographic coordinates36°48′20″N 10°09′47″E / 36.805466111111°N 10.16298°E / 36.805466111111; 10.16298
Architecture
TypeMosque

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]

Metallic plaque of El Kâadine Street

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

Commemorative plaque of the mosque

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

  1. ^ "commune-tunis.gov.tn-ثقافة وترفيه".
  2. ^ "- الصفحة 2 - منتديات تونيزيـا سات".
  3. ^ Martin, Jean-François (1 January 2003). Histoire de la Tunisie contemporaine de Ferry à Bourguiba, 1881-1956. L'Harmattan. ISBN 9782747546263 – via Google Books.
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