Sidi Ali Ben Ziyad Mosque
Sidi Ali Ben Ziyad Mosque | |
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مسجد سيدي علي بن زياد | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Location | |
Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Sidi Ali Ben Ziyad Mosque (Arabic: مسجد سيدي علي بن زياد), was a Tunisian mosque located in the west of the medina of Tunis. It does not exist anymore.[1]
Localization[]
The mosque was located in Sidi Ali Ben Ziyad Street, behind Dar El Bey.
Etymology[]
It got its name from a saint, Sidi Ali ibn Ziyad, a jurisconsult from Ifriqiya and a Malikite Imam.
History[]
According to the historian Mohamed Belkhodja, Sidi Ali ibn Ziyad died in 799 and was buried in this mosque, which means it existed in the 9th century.
References[]
- ^ Mohamed Belkhodja, Tārīkh maʻālim al-tawḥīd fī al-qadīm wa-fī al-Jadīd, Tunis, al-Maṭbaʻah al-Tūnisīyah, 1939, 429 p
Categories:
- Mosques in Tunis
- African mosque stubs
- Tunisian building and structure stubs