El Fell Mosque
Coordinates: 36°47′57″N 10°10′19″E / 36.799255°N 10.171958°E
Facade of the mosque
El Fell Mosque or 'mosque of the chance' (Arabic: جامع الفال) is a small mosque located in the Azzafine hood in the Medina of Tunis.
Localization
The mosque is located in 101 the Kasbah street near the entrance of Souk En Nhas.[1]
History
According to the historian Mohamed Belkhodja, it was built by the Zirids, a dynasty that ruled the whole Maghreb region from 972 and 1014, and then a part of it (Ifriqiya) until 1148.[2]
Etymology
People visit the mosque to get some luck while the Ulamas disagree with this belief.[3]
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