Sidi El Ansari Mosque
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| Sidi El Ansari Mosque | |
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جامع سيدي الأنصاري | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
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| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
Sidi El Ansari Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي الأنصاري), is a Tunisian mosque located in the Kâadine hood in the north of the medina of Tunis near the Bab Souika suburb. It is annexed to a mausoleum.
Localization
[edit | edit source]It can be found in 43 El Kâadine Street.[1]

Etymology
[edit | edit source]The mosque got its name from a saint called Sidi El Ansari, a descending from El Rasâa family. He is buried in it.[2]
History
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According to the commemorative plaque, it was built in 1905 under the orders of Muhammad IV al-Hadi, a bey of Tunis from the Husainid dynasty who ruled from 1902 until his death.[3]
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