El Ahmadi Mosque

El Ahmadi Mosque
جامع الأحمدي
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationTunis, Tunisia
El Ahmadi Mosque is located in Tunisia
El Ahmadi Mosque
Shown within Tunisia
Geographic coordinates36°48′34″N 10°10′20″E / 36.809523°N 10.172284°E / 36.809523; 10.172284
Architecture
TypeMosque

El Ahmadi Mosque (Arabic: جامع الأحمدي) is a small mosque in the northern suburb of the Medina of Tunis near Bab El Khadra one of its gates.

Localization[edit]

The mosque can be found in the Bab El Khadra street.[1]

History[edit]

According to the commemorative plaque at the entrance of the mosque, it was built in 1933. In the same plaque, a poem by Ahmed Ben Salah Al Karoui is written too. The poem praises Ahmad II of Tunis the founder of the mosque.

Etymology[edit]

The mosque got its name from its founder Ahmad II of Tunis, one of the beys of Tunis who ruled from 1929 until his death.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mosquée & adresse commune-tunis.gov.tn (in French) Retrieved 31 March 2023