Tabbanine Mosque | |
Native Name: | جامع التبانين |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Religious Affiliation: | Sunni Islam |
Location: | Tunis, Tunisia |
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Architecture Type: | Mosque |
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Tabbanine Mosque also known as Sidi Jaafar Mosque (ar|مسجد سيدي جعفر), is an old mosque in the medina of Tunis in Tunisia. It was built by the hafsid Sultan Uthman.[1]
It got its name from the hay (ar|تبن) sellers who used to settle around it.[2]
The mosque can be found in 21 Bab Lakouas Street in Bab Souika suburb.
It was built during the Hafsid era, following the orders of Sultan Uthman in 1487.