Melmli Mosque

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Melmli Mosque
جامع الململي
Mosquée Melmli photo6 مسجد ململي أو ملي ملي.jpg
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationTunis, Tunisia
Melmli Mosque is located in Tunisia
Melmli Mosque
Shown within Tunisia
Geographic coordinates36°48′12″N 10°10′00″E / 36.803230°N 10.166557°E / 36.803230; 10.166557Coordinates: 36°48′12″N 10°10′00″E / 36.803230°N 10.166557°E / 36.803230; 10.166557
Architecture
TypeMosque

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.

References[]

Bibliography[]

  • Mohamed Belkhodja (1939). Tārīkh maʻālim al-tawḥīd fī al-qadīm wa-fī al-Jadīd (in Arabic). Tunis: al-Maṭbaʻah al-Tūnisīyah.


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