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