El Kayal Mosque

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El Kayal Mosque
جامع الكيال
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Location
Location	Tunis, Tunisia
Shown within Tunisia
Geographic coordinates	36°48′20″N 10°10′20″E / 36.805637°N 10.172127°E / 36.805637; 10.172127Coordinates: 36°48′20″N 10°10′20″E / 36.805637°N 10.172127°E / 36.805637; 10.172127
Architecture
Type	Mosque

El Kayal Mosque (Arabic: جامع الكيال) is a Tunisian mosque^[when?] in the north of the Medina of Tunis, in Bab Souika suburb.

Localization[]

The mosque can be found in 4 El Mehrzi Street.^[1]

Etymology[]

According to the historian Mohamed Belkhodja, the mosque got its name from the founder, a grains measurer called Kayal (Arabic: كيال) in Tunisian dialect.

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  Marble plaque with the name of the mosque

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  Main entrance of the mosque

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