Coordinates: 36°48′20″N 10°10′20″E / 36.805637°N 10.172127°E / 36.805637; 10.172127

El Kayal Mosque

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El Kayal Mosque
جامع الكيال
File:Mosquée El Kayal photo 4 مسجد الكيال.jpg
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Location
LocationTunis, Tunisia
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Architecture
TypeMosque

El Kayal Mosque (Arabic: جامع الكيال) is a Tunisian mosque[when?] in the north of the Medina of Tunis, in Bab Souika suburb.

Localization

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The mosque can be found in 4 El Mehrzi Street.[1]

Etymology

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According to the historian Mohamed Belkhodja, the mosque got its name from the founder, a grains measurer called Kayal (Arabic: كيال) in Tunisian dialect.

References

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