Sidi Gouicem Mosque
Coordinates: 36°48′34″N 10°10′15″E / 36.809486°N 10.170876°E
Facade of the mosque
Sidi Gouicem Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي قويسم), is a Tunisian mosque located in the north of the medina of Tunis, in Bab Souika suburb.
Localization
The mosque can be found in 39 Naceur Ben Jaafar Street.[1]
Etymology
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
According to the historian Mohamed Belkhodja, the founder of the mosque is burried 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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