Sidi El Ansari Mosque

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.

Entrance of El Ansari Mosque

Localization

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

Metallic plaque of El Kâadine Street

Etymology

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
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
  1. "commune-tunis.gov.tn-ثقافة وترفيه".
  2. "- الصفحة 2 - منتديات تونيزيـا سات".
  3. Martin, Jean-François (1 January 2003). "Histoire de la Tunisie contemporaine de Ferry à Bourguiba, 1881-1956". L'Harmattan – via Google Books.
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