Melmli Mosque

Melmli Mosque (Arabic: جامع الململي), is a Tunisian mosque located in the north of the medina of Tunis.

Melmli Mosque
جامع الململي
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationTunis, Tunisia
Melmli Mosque is located in Tunisia
Melmli Mosque
Shown within Tunisia
Geographic coordinates36.803230°N 10.166557°E / 36.803230; 10.166557
Architecture
TypeMosque

Localization

The mosque is located in 93 the Pacha Street.[1]

Etymology

The mosque got its name from its founder, bach hamba Slimane Melmli (Arabic: سليمان ململي), a statesman and a correspondent of Hammuda Pasha in Europe. He died in 1823.

History

It was built during the Husainid era.

References

  1. "Les mosquées selon les arrondissements". commune-tunis.gov.tn (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2023.

Bibliography

  • Mohamed Belkhodja (1939). Tārīkh maʻālim al-tawḥīd fī al-qadīm wa-fī al-Jadīd (in Arabic). Tunis: al-Maṭbaʻah al-Tūnisīyah.


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