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.
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Entrance of El Ansari Mosque
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
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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]
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References
- "commune-tunis.gov.tn-ثقافة وترفيه".
- "- الصفحة 2 - منتديات تونيزيـا سات".
- 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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