Rue des Mercières
Rue des Mercières is a road in Kairouan, Tunisia. Rue des Mercières is situated nearby to Carpet Museum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carpet Museum and Mosque of the Three Doors.
Carpet Museum
Museum
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Carpet Museum is situated 1 km northwest of Rue des Mercières.
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 1¼ km northwest of Rue des Mercières.
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 1¼ km northwest of Rue des Mercières.
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.
Rue des Mercières
- Type: Road
- Also known as: “Rue des Mercieres”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Kairouan, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.66782° or 35° 40′ 4″ northLongitude
10.10804° or 10° 6′ 29″ eastElevation
62 metres (203 feet)Open location code
8F7GM495+46GeoNames ID
12187237
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In Other Languages
“Rue des Mercières” goes by many names.
- French: “Rue des Mercières”
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