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 |
Festivals: | --> |
Organizational Status: | --> |
Architecture Type: | Mosque |
Date Destroyed: | --> |
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Sidi Mahrez Khelloua Mosque (Arabic: مسجد خلوية سيدي محرز) is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia.
This mosque is at 13 Sidi Ayed Street, in the Bab Jedid quarter of the city, south of the Medina of Tunis.[1]
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]
According to the commemorative plaque, the mosque was built by Sidi Mahrez in the 10th century.Recently it got restored.