Usta Murad Mosque

Usta Murad Mosque (Arabic: مسجد اسطا مراد‎‎), was a Tunisian mosque located in the medina of Tunis. It does not exist anymore.[1]

Localization

The mosque was located in El Hokam Street (Arabic: نهج الحكام‎‎).

Etymology

It got its name from its founder, the Muradid Dey Usta Murad who founded the Ghar el Melh harbor Porto Farina.[2]

History

The mosque was built between 1637 and 1640, which was the Usta Murad's reign period.

References

  1. ↑ Mohamed Belkhodja, Tārīkh maʻālim al-tawḥīd fī al-qadīm wa-fī al-Jadīd, Tunis, al-Maṭbaʻah al-Tūnisīyah, 1939, 429 p
  2. ↑ Paul Sebag, Tunis au XVIIe siècle : une cité barbaresque au temps de la course, Paris, L'Harmattan, 1989, 267 p. (ISBN 9782738404497, lire en ligne [archive]), p. 98-99

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