Sidi Mahrez Khelloua Mosque

Coordinates: 36°47′33″N 10°10′17″E / 36.792406°N 10.171379°E / 36.792406; 10.171379

Sidi Mahrez Khelloua Mosque

Sidi Mahrez Khelloua Mosque (Arabic: مسجد خلوية سيدي محرز‎) is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia.

Location

This mosque is at 13 Sidi Ayed Street, in the Bab Jedid quarter of the city, south of the Medina of Tunis.[1]

Etymology

The mosque is named for its founder Abu Mohamed Mahrez Ibn Khalaf (Arabic: أبو محمد محرز بن خلف‎) or Sidi Mahrez, who was also known as the "Sultan of the Medina". Khelloua is a Sufi word that refers to a place of isolation where an imam or a cheikh carries out his invocation which can last for days.[2][self-published source]

History

According to the commemorative plaque, the mosque was built by Sidi Mahrez in the 10th century. Recently[when?]it got restored.

References

  1. ^ "commune-tunis.gov.tn-ثقافة وترفيه".
  2. ^ Nouri Tayeb, Histoire d'El Bayadh, Raleigh, Lulu.com, 2014, 234 p. (ISBN 9781291223675), p. 203



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