El Hentati Mosque

Coordinates: 36°47′47″N 10°10′12″E / 36.796454°N 10.169884°E / 36.796454; 10.169884

Porte d'entrée de la mosquée El Hentati

El Hentati Mosque ' (Arabic: جامع الهنتاتي) is a small mosque in the west of the medina of Tunis, in souk El Leffa.

Localization

It is located in 88 Souk El Leffa.[1]

History

The mosque was built during the Hafsid era, in which Ibadi was spread in Tunis. Nowadays, Ibadi can be found mainly in Djerba.

Etymology

According to Ibn Khaldoun, the name Hentati comes from the Hentata tribe led by Abû Hafs Omar Ben Yahia El Hentati (Arabic: أبو حفص عمر بن يحيى الهنتاتي), the first emir of Ifriqiya and the Hafsid dynasty.[2]

References

  1. http://www.commune-tunis.gov.tn/publish/content/article.asp?ID=450
  2. "مدونة محمية › تسجيل الدخول". libyan4native.wordpress.com.
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