Sidi Gouicem Mosque
Sidi Gouicem Mosque | |
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جامع سيدي قويسم | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Location | |
Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
Geographic coordinates | 36°48′34″N 10°10′15″E / 36.809486°N 10.170876°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Sidi Gouicem Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي قويسم), is a Tunisian mosque in the north of the medina of Tunis, in the Bab Souika suburb.
Localization
[edit]- The mosque can be found in 39 Naceur Ben Jaafar Street.[1]
- Location of Mosque
Etymology
[edit]It got its name from its founder, the cheikh Mohammed Gouicem El Nouaoui (Arabic: الشيخ محمد قويسم النواوي). He was born in 1623 and died in 1702. He used to teach Hadiths in the Sidi Mahrez Mosque.
Description
[edit]According to the historian Mohamed Belkhodja, the founder of the mosque is buried there from the 18th century. The tomb has no inscription on it.
- Entrance of the mosque
- Minaret of the mosque
- A quote from the coran written on the marble plaque
- Marble plaque with the name of the mosque
References
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