Sidi Mahrez Khelloua Mosque | |
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مسجد خلوية سيدي محرز | |
Location | |
Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
Geographic coordinates | 36°47′33″N 10°10′17″E / 36.792406°N 10.171379°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Sidi Mahrez Khelloua Mosque (Arabic: مسجد خلوية سيدي محرز) is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia.
This mosque is at 13 Sidi Ayed Street, in the Bab Jedid quarter of the city, south of the Medina of Tunis.[1]
The mosque is named for its founder Abu Mohamed Mahrez Ibn Khalaf (Arabic: أبو محمد محرز بن خلف) or Sidi Mahrez, who was also known as the "Sultan of the Medina". Khelloua is a Sufi word that refers to a place of isolation where an imam or a cheikh carries out his invocation which can last for days.[2][self-published source]
According to the commemorative plaque, the mosque was built by Sidi Mahrez in the 10th century. Recently [when?]it got restored.