Youssef Dey Mosque

Youssef Dey Mosque, also known as Al B'chamqiya, is a 17th-century in , , located in area of the city. The mosque is considered significant as it was the first Ottoman mosque to be built in Tunis.
  • Mosque
  • …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (110 feet)
  • …dates from 1616
  • Description: mosque in Tunisia
  • Also known as
    “Jāmi‘ Yūsuf Dāy”
    “Mosque”
    “Mosquee Youssef Dey”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aziza Othmana Hospital and Mosque.
El Hentati is a small in the west of the , in souk El Leffa.
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Hammouda Bay Mosque or Hamouda Bay al Mouradi is a in , . is situated 160 metres northeast of Youssef Dey Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Medina of Tunis and Montfleury.
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Latitude
36.79701° or 36° 47′ 49″ north
Longitude
10.16958° or 10° 10′ 11″ east
Open location code
8F8GQ5W9+RR
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Youssef Dey Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامع يوسف داي”
  • Bengali: “আল বিচামকিয়া”
  • Bengali: “ইউসুফ দে মসজিদ”
  • Bengali: “ইউসেফ দেই মসজিদ”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita de Sidi Youssef”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita de Yussef Dey”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامع يوسف داى”
  • French: “mosquée Sidi Youssef”
  • French: “Mosquée Youssef Dey”
  • Fulah: “Youssef Dey Mosque”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Youssef Dey”
  • Turkish: “Yusuf Dayı Camii”
  • Urdu: “یوسف دای مسجد”
  • Western Panjabi: “یوسف دای مسجد”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bab Jedid and Bab El Fella.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Terrace El Bey and Cafe El M’rabet.

Tunisia: Highlights

Learn more about Tunis and Carthage.
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