El Borj Mosque
El Borj Mosque | |
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جامع البرج | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Location | |
Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
Shown within Tunisia | |
Geographic coordinates | 36°48′44″N 10°10′01″E / 36.812318°N 10.167040°ECoordinates: 36°48′44″N 10°10′01″E / 36.812318°N 10.167040°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
El Borj Mosque or Mosque of the tower (Arabic: جامع البرج), also known as Sidi Yahia Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي يحيى) is a Tunisian mosque in the northern suburb of the Medina of Tunis.
Localization[]
It is located in 1 Hedi Saidi Street near Bab Laassal, one the Medina of Tunis's gates.[1]
Etymology[]
The mosque got its name from a tour that is near to it and has the name of the saint Sidi Yahia El Slimani El Yamani.
History[]
According to the commemorative plaque at the entrance, it was built with a madrasa during the Hafsid era in the 14th century. It was restored between 1973 and 1974.
Commemorative plaque of the mosque
Main entrance
Side door
Minaret of the mosque
References[]
Categories:
- Mosques in Tunis
- 14th-century mosques
- African mosque stubs
- Tunisian building and structure stubs