El Nakiri Mosque

El Nakiri Mosque (Arabic: مسجد النقيري) was a Tunisian mosque in the Medina of Tunis. It does not exist anymore.[1]

History

Metallic plaque of Etataouni Street

The mosque was located in Etataouni Street. It was built during the Hafsid era and consisted of a hall and the tomb of its founder.[1]

Etymology

The mosque was named after the Imam Mohamed Etataouni (Arabic: محمد التطاوني) who died in 1878.[1]

References

  1. Mohamed Belkhodja, Tārīkh maʻālim al-tawḥīd fī al-qadīm wa-fī al-Jadīd, Tunis, al-Maṭbaʻah al-Tūnisīyah, 1939, 429 p

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