Usta Murad Mosque

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

Tunisia Country in Northern Africa

Tunisia (officially the Republic of Tunisia) is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa, covering 163,610 square kilometres. Its northernmost point, Cape Angela, is the northernmost point on the African continent. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia's population was 11.435 million in 2017. Tunisia's name is derived from its capital city, Tunis, which is located on its northeast coast.

Medina of Tunis Old city of Tunis

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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]

Dey title given to the rulers of the Regency of Algiers (Algeria), Tripoli, and Tunis under the Ottoman Empire

Dey, likely a local mispronunciation of the common Ottoman honorific title, bey, "lord", was the title given to the rulers of the Regency of Algiers (Algeria), Tripoli, and Tunis under the Ottoman Empire from 1671 onwards. Twenty-nine deys held office from the establishment of the deylicate in Algeria until the French conquest in 1830.

Usta Murad was a corsair captain and later Dey of Tunis from 1637 until his death.

Harbor Sheltered body of water where ships may shelter

A harbor or harbour is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be docked. The term harbor is often used interchangeably with port, which is a man-made facility built for loading and unloading vessels and dropping off and picking up passengers. Ports usually include one or more harbors. Alexandria Port in Egypt is an example of a port with two harbors.

History

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

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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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