Henchir el Oustia
Henchir el Oustia is an area in Kairouan, Tunisia. Henchir el Oustia is situated nearby to the locality Cité Ibn el Jazzar, as well as near Cité el M’Thanine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carpet Museum and Mosque of the Three Doors.
Carpet Museum
Museum
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Carpet Museum is situated 2½ km northeast of Henchir el Oustia.
Mosque of the Three Doors
Mosque
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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 3 km northeast of Henchir el Oustia.
Al Bey Mosque
Mosque
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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 3 km northeast of Henchir el Oustia.
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.
Henchir el Oustia
- Type: Area
- Location: Kairouan, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.65222° or 35° 39′ 8″ northLongitude
10.08694° or 10° 5′ 13″ eastElevation
68 metres (223 feet)Open location code
8F7GM32P+VQGeoNames ID
2587182
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