Sidi Mahrez Khelloua Mosque
Coordinates: 36°47′33″N 10°10′17″E / 36.792406°N 10.171379°E
Sidi Mahrez Khelloua Mosque (Arabic: مسجد خلوية سيدي محرز) is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia.
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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
- ^ "commune-tunis.gov.tn-ثقافة وترفيه".
- ^ Nouri Tayeb, Histoire d'El Bayadh, Raleigh, Lulu.com, 2014, 234 p. (ISBN 9781291223675), p. 203
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