Sidi El Ansari Mosque

Sidi El Ansari Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي الأنصاري), is a Tunisian mosque located in the Kâadine hood in the north of the medina of Tunis near the Bab Souika suburb. It is annexed to a mausoleum.

Sidi El Ansari Mosque
جامع سيدي الأنصاري
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationTunis, Tunisia
Sidi El Ansari Mosque is located in Tunisia
Sidi El Ansari Mosque
Shown within Tunisia
Geographic coordinates36.805466111111°N 10.16298°E / 36.805466111111; 10.16298
Architecture
TypeMosque

Localization

It can be found in 43 El Kâadine Street.[1]

Metallic plaque of El Kâadine Street

Etymology

The mosque got its name from a saint called Sidi El Ansari, a descending from El Rasâa family. He is buried in it.[2]

History
Commemorative plaque of the mosque

According to the commemorative plaque, it was built in 1905 under the orders of Muhammad IV al-Hadi, a bey of Tunis from the Husainid dynasty who ruled from 1902 until his death.[3]

References
  1. "commune-tunis.gov.tn-ثقافة وترفيه".
  2. "- الصفحة 2 - منتديات تونيزيـا سات".
  3. Martin, Jean-François (1 January 2003). Histoire de la Tunisie contemporaine de Ferry à Bourguiba, 1881-1956. L'Harmattan. ISBN 9782747546263 – via Google Books.
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