Coordinates: 36°48′20″N 10°09′47″E / 36.805466111111°N 10.16298°E / 36.805466111111; 10.16298

Sidi El Ansari Mosque

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Sidi El Ansari Mosque
جامع سيدي الأنصاري
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationTunis, Tunisia
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Architecture
TypeMosque

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

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It can be found in 43 El Kâadine Street.[1]

Metallic plaque of El Kâadine Street

Etymology

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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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Commemorative plaque of the mosque

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]

References

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