Ettarraz Mosque

Coordinates: 36°47′56″N 10°10′11″E / 36.798876°N 10.169847°E / 36.798876; 10.169847

Ettarraz Mosque's entrance

Ettarraz Mosque (Arabic: جامع الطراز), is a Tunisian mosque located in the west of the medina of Tunis.

Localization

The mosque can be found in the Sidi Ben Arous Street.[1]

Description

Ettarraz Mosque was built in 1836, during the reign of the Husainid dynasty, after an order of the emir Mustapha Ben Mahmoud Ben Mohamed El Rachid according to the plaque on the facade. It was restaured in 1982.

References

  1. "Mosquée Etarraz". routedesvoyages.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 December 2016.
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