Sidi el Aiouni
Sidi el Aiouni is a tomb in Jeblia Nord, Kairouan Nord.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mosque of the Three Doors and Al Bey Mosque.
Mosque of the Three Doors
Mosque
Photo: IssamBarhoumi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mosque of the Three Doors or Mosque of Muhammad ibn Khairun or is a mosque located in the city of Kairouan, Tunisia. Commissioned in 866 during the Aghlabid era by Muhammad ibn Khairun, a private local patron, the mosque is notable for being one of the earliest occurrences of a richly decorated external façade in Islamic architecture. Mosque of the Three Doors is situated 1¼ km east of Sidi el Aiouni.
Al Bey Mosque
Mosque
Photo: IssamBarhoumi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Al Bey Mosque is a mosque located in the medina of Kairouan, Tunisia. Built around 1094 AH, it was constructed by Muradid bey Mohamed Bey for the Hanafi community of Kairouan during a conflict with his brother Ali Bey. Al Bey Mosque is situated 1 km southeast of Sidi el Aiouni.
Mosque al Malik (King mosque)
Mosque
Photo: Fehmi bouguezzi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mosque al Malik (King mosque) is situated 1 km southeast of Sidi el Aiouni.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kairouan.
Kairouan
Photo: Ed Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kairouan, sometimes spelled Kairwan, Kayrawan or Al Qayrawan, is a city in Tunisia. It's a holy city in Islam, ranking fourth after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem as a place of pilgrimage.
Sidi el Aiouni
- Type: Tomb
- Also known as: “Sidi Layouni”
- Category: burial
- Location: Jeblia Nord, Kairouan Nord, Kairouan, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.68111° or 35° 40′ 52″ northLongitude
10.09° or 10° 5′ 24″ eastElevation
60 metres (197 feet)Open location code
8F7GM3JR+C2GeoNames ID
2587173
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