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 1 km north of Rue Zaizafoun.

Bab ech Chouhada

City gate

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Bab ech Chouhada is a city gate, which is situated 700 metres northwest of Rue Zaizafoun.

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.

Rue Zaizafoun

Type: Road
Category: transportation
Location: Kairouan, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

35.66887° or 35° 40′ 8″ north

Longitude

10.10449° or 10° 6′ 16″ east

Elevation

62 metres (203 feet)

Open location code

8F7GM493+GQ

GeoNames ID

12187227

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In Other Languages

“Rue Zaizafoun” goes by many names.

French: “Rue Zaizafoun”

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