Dar el Koran
Dar el Koran is a religious site in Kairouan, Tunisia. Dar el Koran is situated nearby to Mosque of the Three Doors, as well as near Mosque al Malik (King mosque).| 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
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The Mosque of the Three Doors or Mosque of Muhammad ibn Khairun is a mosque located in the city of Kairouan, Tunisia. Commissioned in 866 CE 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 520 metres south of Dar el Koran.
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 620 metres south of Dar el Koran.
Mosque al Malik (King mosque)
Mosque
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Mosque al Malik (King mosque) is situated 600 metres south of Dar el Koran.
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.
Dar el Koran
- Type: Religious site
- Category: religion
- Location: Kairouan, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.68182° or 35° 40′ 55″ northLongitude
10.10107° or 10° 6′ 4″ eastElevation
61 metres (200 feet)Open location code
8F7GM4J2+PCGeoNames ID
12187092
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In Other Languages
“Dar el Koran” goes by many names.
- French: “Dar el Koran”
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