List of mosques in Tunisia

This is a list of mosques in Tunisia .

According to the data by the Ministry of Religious Affairs as of December 2015 ^[update] , there were 5,470 mosques in Tunisia, among which 4,299 are Jami Masjids which conduct Friday Prayer and 1,171 are smaller mosques. ^[1] The city of Sfax has highest number of mosques, with 418 Jama Masjids and 88 smaller mosques. ^[2] The city of Djerba contains 380 mosques, among which 20 are underground mosques. ^[3]

List of mosques in Tunisia

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Name	Image	Location	Year (CE)	Group	Notes
Great Mosque of Kairouan الجامع الكبير قيروان		Kairouan	670		One of the oldest places of worship in the Islamic world; located in a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [4]
Al-Zaytuna Mosque مسجد الزيتون		Tunis	698	Su	Exact dete is disputed; yet believed to be 79 AH  (698/699 CE) [5]
Bu Ftata Mosque مسجد بؤ فتاتة		Sousse	838-841
Great Mosque of Sfax الجامع الكبير بسفاكس		Sfax	c. 849		Notable for its Aghlabid minaret and its unusually decorated eastern façade. [6] : 37–38  [7]
Great Mosque of Sousse الجامع الكبير بسوسة		Sousse	851		Commissioned by Abu al-‘Abbas Muhammad al-Aghlabi; completed in the Aghlabid style. [8]
Mosque of Muhammad ibn Khairun مسجد ابن خيرون		Kairouan	866	Su	Commissioned in 252 AH  (866/867 CE) during the Aghlabid era by Muhammad ibn Khairun, [9] the minaret was added in 844 AH (1440/1441CE), during the Hafsid period. [6] : 33–34
Great Mosque of Monastir الجامع الكبير بمنستير		Monastir	9th century		The absence of a dome surmounting the mihrab is rare in medieval Ifriqiyan architecture. [10]
Great Mosque of Mahdia الجامع الكبير بمهدية		Mahdia	916		Commissioned by the Fatimid caliph Abdallah al-Mahdi. [6] : 47–51
Great Mosque of Béja الجامع الكبير بباجة		Béja	944		Built by the Fatimids on the site of an old Christian basilica.
Bled el Hadhar Mosque مسجد بلد الحضر		Tozeur	1149
Ksar Mosque مسجد قصر		Tunis	12th century
Kasbah Mosque مسجد قصبة		Tunis	1230
Al Haoua Mosque مسجد الهواء		Tunis	1252
Bab Bhar Mosque مسجد باب بحار		Tunis	1282
Djemaa Fadhloun جمامع فضلون		Djerba	14th century
Al Haliq Mosque مسجد حليق		Tunis	14th century
Tabbanine Mosque مسجد التبانين		Tunis	1487
Sidi Elyes Mosque جامع سيدي إلياس		Sfax	before the 15th century
Mosque of the Strangers مسجد الاجانب		Houmt El Souk	15th century
Mosque of the Turks مسجد الأتراك		Houmt El Souk	16th century
Great Mosque of Testour الجامع الكبير بتستور		Testour	1631
Youssef Dey Mosque مسجد يوسف دي		Tunis	1631
Hammouda Pacha Mosque مسجد حمودة باشا		Tunis	1655
The Bey's Mosque جامع مراد باي		Béja	1675
Al Bey Mosque مسجد الباي		Kairouan	1683
Sidi Mahrez Mosque مسجد سيدي محرز		Tunis	1692
Mosque of the Barber مسجد الحلاق		Kairouan	17th century
Sidi Bou Makhlouf Mosque مسجد سيدي بؤ مخلوف		Le Kef	17th century		[11]
Bab Jazira Mosque مسجد باب جزيرة		Tunis	1710
El Jedid Mosque مسجد الجديد		Tunis	1726
Mustapha Hamza Mosque مسجد مسطفى حمزة الخضر		Mahdia	1778		[12]
Al Malek Mosque مسجد الملك		Kairouan	18th century
Saheb Ettabaâ Mosque مسجد صاحب الطابع		Tunis	1814
Slimane Hamza Mosque مسجد سليمان حمزة		Mahdia	1826		[12]
Bardo Mosque مسجد الباردو		Le Bardo	19th century
Bourgiba Mosque جامع برقويبة		Monastir	1963
Malik ibn Anas Mosque مسجد مالك ابن أنس		Carthage	2003
Douar el Chott Mosque مسجد دوار الشط		Carthage
Dougga Mosque مسجد دوغا		Dougga
El Ahmadi Mosque مسجد الاحمدي		La Marsa
El Hilali Mosque مسجد الهلالي		Kairouan
El May Mosque مسجد الماي		Djerba
El Rabba Mosque مسجد الرباء		Sousse
Ennasr Mosque مسجد النصر		Ghomrassen
Ennour Mosque مسجد النور		Monastir
Essaidia Mosque مسجد السعيدية		Le Bardo
Great Mosque of Gafsa الجامع الكبير بغفسا		Gafsa
Great Mosque of Hammamet الجامع الكبير بحمامة		Hammamet
Ibn Abbas Mosque مسجد ابن عباس		Djerba
Jarah Mosque مسجد جراح		Gabès
Ksar Hadada Mosque مسجد قصر حدد		Ksar Hadada
Great Mosque of Medjez el Bab الجامع الكبير بمجز الباب		Béja
El Lawlib Mosque مسجد اللولب		Kairouan
Great Mosque of Nabeul الجامع الكبير نباول		Nabeul
Negra Mosque مسجد نغر		Kairouan
Mosque of the Ouled Majed مسجد الوالد مجد		Degache
Sedouikech Underground Mosque مسجد سدويكش		Djerba
Mosque of the Seven Sleepers مسجد الرقود السبع		Chenini
Sidi Abdel Jaoued Mosque مسجد سيدي عبدالجواد		Jugurtha Tableland
Sidi Achor Mosque مسجد سيدي أشور		Nabeul
Sidi Amor Kammoun Mosque مسجد سيدي عمر فنون		Sfax
Sidi Bou Said Mosque مسجد سيدي بو سعيد		Sidi Bou Said
Sidi Mtir Mosque مسجد سيدي متير		Mahdia
Sidi Reis Mosque مسجد سيدي رئيس		Sfax
Zawiya al-Zouqaq زوية الزوقاق		Tunis

Legend

Group / Tradition	Abbreviation
Ahmadiyya	A
Non-denominational	ND
Shia Islam	SH
Sunni Islam	Su

See also

• Islam portal
• Africa portal

• Islam in Tunisia
• List of mosques in Africa
• List of mosques in Tunis

References

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External links

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