Cheikh Rasaa Mosque Explained

Cheikh Rasaa Mosque
Native Name:مسجد الشيخ الرصاع
Native Name Lang:ar
Religious Affiliation:Sunni Islam
Location:Tunis, Tunisia
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Architecture Type:Mosque
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Cheikh Rasaa Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الشيخ الرصاع) is a Tunisian mosque in the north of the Medina of Tunis.It does not exist anymore.[1]

Localization

The mosque was near Souk En Nhas in the Hafsia district.

Etymology

It was named after the saint Cheikh Rasaa, one of the Imams of Al-Zaytuna Mosque, who died in 1489.

History

The mosque was built during the Hafsid era. It has a hall and the tomb of its founder.

Notes and References

  1. Mohamed Belkhodja, Tārīkh maʻālim al-tawḥīd fī al-qadīm wa-fī al-Jadīd, Tunis, al-Maṭbaʻah al-Tūnisīyah, 1939, 429 p