Hammouda Pacha Mosque
| Hammouda Pacha Mosque | |
|---|---|
مسجد حمودة باشا | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
  Tunisia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°47′54″N 10°10′15″E / 36.79833°N 10.17083°ECoordinates: 36°47′54″N 10°10′15″E / 36.79833°N 10.17083°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Completed | 1655 |
Hammouda Pacha Mosque or Hamouda Pacha al Mouradi (Arabic: مسجد حمودة باشا) is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia. It is an official historical monument.
Localization[]
This mosque is located in the Medina area of the city, in the Sidi Ben Arous street.
History[]
Built in 1655 by Hammouda Pacha, it is the second mosque to be built by the Hanafi rite in Tunis.[1]
Architecture[]
View from the inside of the mosque
The Hammouda Pacha mosque is known for its Turkish architecture. It has an octagon minaret and the hall of prayer is rectangular.
A panomaric view of the mosque
Entrance of the mosque from Sidi Ben Arous street
References[]
- ^ "Lieux de culte Municipalité de Tunis" (in French). Government of Tunis. Archived from the original on August 11, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
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- Mosques in the medina of Tunis
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 1655
- Burial sites of the Muradid dynasty
- 1655 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman architecture in Tunisia
- 17th-century mosques
- African mosque stubs
- Tunisian building and structure stubs