Rue d’Alger
Rue d’Alger is a road in Kairouan, Tunisia. Rue d’Alger is situated nearby to Carpet Museum, as well as near Al Bey Mosque.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 510 metres northwest of Rue d’Alger.
Mosque of the Three Doors
Mosque
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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 d’Alger.
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 1 km north of Rue d’Alger.
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 d’Alger
- Type: Road
- Category: transportation
- Location: Kairouan, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.6684° or 35° 40′ 6″ northLongitude
10.10171° or 10° 6′ 6″ eastElevation
62 metres (203 feet)Open location code
8F7GM492+9MGeoNames ID
12187243
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- French: “Rue d’Alger”
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