Ettarraz Mosque

Ettarraz Mosque (Arabic: جامع الطراز‎), is a Tunisian mosque located in the west of the medina of Tunis.

Ettarraz Mosque's entrance

Localization

The mosque can be found in the Sidi Ben Arous Street.[1]

Description

Ettarraz Mosque was built in 1836, during the reign of the Husainid dynasty, after an order of the emir Mustapha Ben Mahmoud Ben Mohamed El Rachid according to the plaque on the facade. It was restored in 1982.

  • Commemorative plaque of the mosque
  • PMarbel panel with the name of the mosque
  • Inscription on top of the entrance of the mosque
  • Symbols on top of the entrance

References
  1. "Mosquée Etarraz". routedesvoyages.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 December 2016.
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