Sidi Bou Hadid Mosque

Coordinates: 36°47′56″N 10°10′00″E / 36.79899°N 10.166628°E / 36.79899; 10.166628

Sidi Bou Hadid Mosque

Sidi Bou Hadid Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي بو حديد‎‎), also known as the Sidi Amor small mosque is a Tunisian mosque located in the north of the medina of Tunis.

Localization

The mosque is located in 50 the Pacha Street.[1]

Metallic plaque of the Pacha street

Etymology

The mosque got its name from the saint Sidi Bou Hadid, who lived in the 12th century a,d who was buried in the Hara(the Jewish hood in the medina) near Bab Cartagena.[2]

History

According to the historian Mohamed Belkhodja, the mosque was built years after Sidi Bou Hadid's death.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.commune-tunis.gov.tn/publish/content/article.asp?ID=450
  2. ↑ http://www.commune-tunis.gov.tn/publish/content/article.asp?ID=192
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