Sidi Ali Ben Ziyad Mosque

Sidi Ali Ben Ziyad Mosque (Arabic: مسجد سيدي علي بن زياد), was a Tunisian mosque located in the west of the medina of Tunis. It does not exist anymore.[1]

Sidi Ali Ben Ziyad Mosque
مسجد سيدي علي بن زياد
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Location
LocationTunis, Tunisia
Architecture
TypeMosque

Localization

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The mosque was located in Sidi Ali Ben Ziyad Street, behind Dar El Bey.

Etymology

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It got its name from a saint, Sidi Ali ibn Ziyad, a jurisconsult from Ifriqiya and a Malikite Imam.

History

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According to the historian Mohamed Belkhodja, Sidi Ali ibn Ziyad died in 799 and was buried in this mosque, which means it existed in the 9th century.

References

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