Sidi Mahrez Khelloua Mosque Explained

Sidi Mahrez Khelloua Mosque
Native Name:مسجد خلوية سيدي محرز
Native Name Lang:ar
Map Type:Tunisia
Map Size:220px
Map Relief:yes
Location:Tunis, Tunisia
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Architecture Type:Mosque
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Sidi Mahrez Khelloua Mosque (Arabic: مسجد خلوية سيدي محرز) is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia.

Location

This mosque is at 13 Sidi Ayed Street, in the Bab Jedid quarter of the city, south of the Medina of Tunis.[1]

Etymology

The mosque is named for its founder Abu Mohamed Mahrez Ibn Khalaf (Arabic: أبو محمد محرز بن خلف) or Sidi Mahrez, who was also known as the "Sultan of the Medina".Khelloua is a Sufi word that refers to a place of isolation where an imam or a cheikh carries out his invocation which can last for days.[2]

History

According to the commemorative plaque, the mosque was built by Sidi Mahrez in the 10th century.Recently it got restored.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: commune-tunis.gov.tn-ثقافة وترفيه.
  2. Nouri Tayeb, Histoire d'El Bayadh, Raleigh, Lulu.com, 2014, 234 p., p. 203