El Ghouri Mosque
El Ghouri Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الغوري) was a Tunisian mosque located on El Haddanine Street in the Medina of Tunis. It does not exist anymore.[1]
| El Ghouri Mosque | |
|---|---|
مسجد الغوري | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
Etymology
It was named after the saint Cheikh Abi Yahia Ben Abi Baker El Ghouri El Safakisi (Arabic: أبي يحيى بن أبي بكر الغوري الصفاقسي), a wise Jurisconsult who lived in the 8th century.
References
- Mohamed Belkhodja, Tārīkh maʻālim al-tawḥīd fī al-qadīm wa-fī al-Jadīd, Tunis, al-Maṭbaʻah al-Tūnisīyah, 1939, 429 p
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