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.

Carpet Museum

Museum

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kairouan.

Kairouan

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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.

Cité Essahbi II

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Cite Essahbi II”
Location: Kairouan, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

35.68456° or 35° 41′ 4″ north

Longitude

10.08713° or 10° 5′ 14″ east

Elevation

61 metres (200 feet)

Open location code

8F7GM3MP+RV

GeoNames ID

12187043

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In Other Languages

“Cité Essahbi II” goes by many names.

French: “Cité Essahbi II”

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