Melmli Mosque
Melmli Mosque | |
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جامع الململي | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Location | |
Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
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Geographic coordinates | 36°48′12″N 10°10′00″E / 36.803230°N 10.166557°ECoordinates: 36°48′12″N 10°10′00″E / 36.803230°N 10.166557°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Melmli Mosque (Arabic: جامع الململي), is a Tunisian mosque located in the north of the medina of Tunis.
Localization[]
The mosque is located in 93 the Pacha Street.[1]
Etymology[]
The mosque got its name from its founder, bach hamba Slimane Melmli (Arabic: سليمان ململي), a statesman and a correspondent of Hammuda Pasha in Europe. He died in 1823.
History[]
It was built during the Husainid era.
Inscription with the name of the mosque
Entrance of the Mosque
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Mohamed Belkhodja (1939). Tārīkh maʻālim al-tawḥīd fī al-qadīm wa-fī al-Jadīd (in Arabic). Tunis: al-Maṭbaʻah al-Tūnisīyah.
Categories:
- Mosques in Tunis
- 19th-century mosques
- African mosque stubs
- Tunisian building and structure stubs