Coordinates: 36°47′58″N 10°10′06″E / 36.799467°N 10.168441°E / 36.799467; 10.168441

Laz Mosque

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

Laz Mosque (Arabic: جامع لاز) is a small mosque in the west of the medina of Tunis.

File:Mosquée El Laz photo 1 مسجد لاز.jpg
Commemorative plaque of the mosque

Localization

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It is located in Dar El Jeld Street.[1]

Etymology

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The mosque got its name from the dey of Tunis Hadj Mohamed Laz, a janissary from Lazistan.[2]

Description

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According to the commemorative plaque, Hadj Mustapha Laz Dey was buried in the mosque.

References

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  2. ^ Ahmed Saadaoui, Tunis, architecture et art funéraires : sépultures des deys et des beys de Tunis de la période ottomane, Tunis, Centre de publication universitaire, 2010, 496 p. (Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).), p. 68-75