El Borj Mosque

El Borj Mosque or Mosque of the tower (Arabic: جامع البرج), also known as Sidi Yahia Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي يحيى) is a Tunisian mosque in the northern suburb of the Medina of Tunis.

El Borj Mosque

Localization

It is located in 1 Hedi Saidi Street near Bab Laassal, one the Medina of Tunis's gates.[1]

Etymology

The mosque got its name from a tour that is near to it and has the name of the saint Sidi Yahia El Slimani El Yamani.

Borj Sidi Yahia

History

According to the commemorative plaque at the entrance, it was built with a madrasa during the Hafsid era in the 14th century. It was restored between 1973 and 1974.

References

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