El Kayal Mosque
El Kayal Mosque (Arabic: جامع الكيال) is a Tunisian mosque in the north of the Medina of Tunis, in Bab Souika suburb.
El Kayal Mosque
Localization
The mosque can be found in 4 El Mehrzi Street.[1]
Etymology
According to the historian Mohamed Belkhodja, the mosque got its name from the founder, a grains measurer called Kayal (Arabic: كيال) in Tunisian dialect.
Marble plaque with the name of the mosque
Main entrance of the mosque
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