El Mehrass Mosque
El Mehrass Mosque ' (Arabic: جامع المهراس) is a small mosque in the easr of the medina of Tunis.
| El Mehrass Mosque | |
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جامع المهراس | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
  Tunisia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 36.799351944444°N 10.1749875°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
Localization
It is located in 1 Jemaa Al-Zaytuna Street, originally named the Church Street.[1]
History
According to the historian Mohamed Belkodja, the mosque was built during the Khurasanid era, a local dystany that ruled Tunis between 1059 and 1158. It was restored after the independence of the country. At the entrance of the mosque, there are some Kufi quotes inscribed on the stones that allowed the historians to get an idea about the period of construction.[2] Abû El-Abas Ahmad El-Karoui (Arabic: أبو العباس أحمد القروي) was one of the imams who studied in Al-Zaytuna university and died in 1855.
Marbel panel with the name of the mosque
Symbols at the entrance of the mosque
Decoration of the entrance
Quotes with the Kufi style
References
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- http://www.commune-tunis.gov.tn/publish/content/article.asp?ID=450
- Martijn Theodoor Houtsma, E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936, Leyde, Brill, 1987 (ISBN 9789004082656, lire en ligne [archive]), p. 967
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