Sidi Maaouia Mosque
Appearance
Sidi Maaouia Mosque | |
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مسجد سيدي معاوية | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Branch/tradition | Sunni |
Location | |
Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Sidi Maaouia Mosque (Arabic: مسجد سيدي معاوية), was a Tunisian mosque located in the north of the medina of Tunis. It does not exist anymore.[when?][1]
Localization
[edit]The mosque was located in El Monastiri Street.
Etymology
[edit]It got its name from a saint, Sidi Maaouia, a cap Bon native.
History
[edit]The mosque had its own Habous for the Hadith recital during Ramadan. Nowadays, it is replaced by a private house.
References
[edit]- ^ Mohamed Belkhodja, Tārīkh maʻālim al-tawḥīd fī al-qadīm wa-fī al-Jadīd, Tunis, al-Maṭbaʻah al-Tūnisīyah, 1939, 429 p