Sidi el Aiouni

Sidi el Aiouni is a tomb in , .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mosque of the Three Doors and Al Bey Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: IssamBarhoumi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The or Mosque of Muhammad ibn Khairun is a located in the city of , 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. is situated 1¼ km east of Sidi el Aiouni.

Mosque
Photo: IssamBarhoumi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a located in the of , . Built around 1094 AH, it was constructed by Muradid bey Mohamed Bey for the Hanafi community of during a conflict with his brother Ali Bey. is situated 1 km southeast of Sidi el Aiouni.

Mosque
Photo: Fehmi bouguezzi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1 km southeast of Sidi el Aiouni.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kairouan.

Photo: Ed Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, sometimes spelled Kairwan, Kayrawan or Al Qayrawan, is a city in . It's a holy city in Islam, ranking fourth after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem as a place of pilgrimage.

Sidi el Aiouni

Latitude
35.68111° or 35° 40′ 52″ north
Longitude
10.09° or 10° 5′ 24″ east
Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)
Open location code
8F7GM3JR+C2
Geo­Names ID
2587173
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