Sidi Bou Hadid Mosque
Sidi Bou Hadid Mosque | |
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جامع سيدي بو حديد | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Location | |
Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
Shown within Tunisia | |
Geographic coordinates | 36°47′56″N 10°10′00″E / 36.79899°N 10.166628°ECoordinates: 36°47′56″N 10°10′00″E / 36.79899°N 10.166628°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Sidi Bou Hadid Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي بو حديد), also known as the Sidi Amor small mosque is a Tunisian mosque located in the north of the medina of Tunis.
Localization[]
The mosque is located in 50 the Pacha Street.[1]
Etymology[]
The mosque got its name from the saint Sidi Bou Hadid, who lived in the 12th century AD who was buried in the Hara (the Jewish hood in the medina) near Bab Cartagena.[2]
History[]
According to the historian Mohamed Belkhodja, the mosque was built years after Sidi Bou Hadid's death.
Marble panel with the name of the mosque
Entrance of the mosque
Minaret of the mosque
References[]
Categories:
- Mosques in Tunis
- 19th-century mosques
- African mosque stubs
- Tunisian building and structure stubs