Sidi Mahrez Khelloua Mosque

Sidi Mahrez Khelloua Mosque
مسجد خلوية سيدي محرز
Location
LocationTunis, Tunisia
Sidi Mahrez Khelloua Mosque is located in Tunisia
Sidi Mahrez Khelloua Mosque
Shown within Tunisia
Geographic coordinates36°47′33″N 10°10′17″E / 36.792406°N 10.171379°E / 36.792406; 10.171379
Architecture
TypeMosque

Sidi Mahrez Khelloua Mosque (Arabic: مسجد خلوية سيدي محرز) is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia.

Location

This mosque is at 13 Sidi Ayed Street, in the Bab Jedid quarter of the city, south of the Medina of Tunis.[1]

Etymology

The mosque is named for its founder Abu Mohamed Mahrez Ibn Khalaf (Arabic: أبو محمد محرز بن خلف) or Sidi Mahrez, who was also known as the "Sultan of the Medina". Khelloua is a Sufi word that refers to a place of isolation where an imam or a cheikh carries out his invocation which can last for days.[2][self-published source]

History

According to the commemorative plaque, the mosque was built by Sidi Mahrez in the 10th century. Recently [when?]it got restored.

  • The mosque after the restoration
    The mosque after the restoration
  • 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. ^ "commune-tunis.gov.tn-ثقافة وترفيه".
  2. ^ Nouri Tayeb, Histoire d'El Bayadh, Raleigh, Lulu.com, 2014, 234 p. (ISBN 9781291223675), p. 203
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