Hanafi Mosque of Bourguiba

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Hanafi Mosque of Bourguiba
جامع بورقيبة
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni
Location
Location	Monastir, Tunisia
Geographic coordinates	35°46′28″N 10°49′50″E / 35.7743848°N 10.8305025°E / 35.7743848; 10.8305025Coordinates: 35°46′28″N 10°49′50″E / 35.7743848°N 10.8305025°E / 35.7743848; 10.8305025
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Founder	Taieb Bouzguenda
Date established	1963
Capacity	1,000 worshippers

The Hanafi Mosque of Bourguiba (Arabic: جامع بورقيبة) is a Tunisian mosque located in Monastir (Independence Street) and dedicated to the first president of Tunisia, Habib Bourguiba.

History[]

The mosque was built in 1963 by .

Architecture[]

The mosque is designed in a traditional architecture based on that of the Hammouda Pacha Mosque of Tunis. The prayer hall can accommodate up to 1,000 people. It mihrab, located in a semi-dome, is covered with a half arch decorated with a golden mosaic. As for the columns themselves, the overcoming charts overcome and the bows are made of pink marble.

Also See[]

• List of mosques in Tunisia

• Habib Bourguiba

Gallary[]

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  Basin for ablutions in the courtyard

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  Exterior view of the domes

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  Prayer room

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  Bows and pink marble columns of the prayer room

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  View of the mihrab and the minbar

External links[]

• Media related to Bourguiba Mosque at Wikimedia Commons
• Hanafi Mosque of Bourguiba in Monastir on YouTube (in Arabic)

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