Hanafi Mosque of Bourguiba | |
Native Name: | جامع بورقيبة |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Religious Affiliation: | Islam |
Location: | Monastir, Tunisia |
Tradition: | Sunni |
Festivals: | --> |
Organizational Status: | --> |
Architecture Type: | Mosque |
Founded By: | Taieb Bouzguenda |
Date Destroyed: | --> |
Capacity: | 1,000 worshippers |
Elevation Ft: | --> |
The Hanafi Mosque of Bourguiba (Arabic: جامع بورقيبة) is a Tunisian Hanafi mosque located in Monastir and dedicated to the first president of Tunisia, Habib Bourguiba.
The mosque was built in 1963 by Taieb Bouzguenda.[1]
The mosque is designed in a traditional architecture based on that of the Hammouda Pacha Mosque of Tunis. The prayer hall can accommodate up to a thousand people. It mihrab, located in a semi-dome, is covered with a half arch decorated with a golden mosaic. The columns' bows are made of pink marble.