Tabbanine Mosque

Tabbanine Mosque
جامع التبانين
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationTunis, Tunisia
Architecture
TypeMosque
Entrance of Tabbanine Mosque

Tabbanine Mosque also known as Sidi Jaafar Mosque (Arabic: مسجد سيدي جعفر), is an old mosque in the medina of Tunis in Tunisia. It was built by the hafsid Sultan Uthman.[1]

Etymology[edit]

It got its name from the hay (Arabic: تبن) sellers who used to settle around it.[2]

Localization[edit]

The mosque can be found in 21 Bab Lakouas Street in Bab Souika suburb.

History[edit]

It was built during the Hafsid era, following the orders of Sultan Uthman in 1487.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lieux de culte Municipalité de Tunis" (in French). Government of Tunis. Archived from the original on August 11, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
  2. ^ (ar) Mohamed Belkhodja, Tārīkh maʻālim al-tawḥīd fī al-qadīm wa-fī al-Jadīd, Tunis, al-Maṭbaʻah al-Tūnisīyah, 1939, 429 p.