Cité Ibn el Jazzar

Cité Ibn el Jazzar is a locality in Kairouan, Tunisia. Cité Ibn el Jazzar is situated nearby to the area Henchir el Oustia, as well as near Henchir Gacere el Ma.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carpet Museum and Mosque of the Three Doors.

Carpet Museum

Museum

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Carpet Museum is situated 2½ km north of Cité Ibn el Jazzar.

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 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 3 km north of Cité Ibn el Jazzar.

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 3 km north of Cité Ibn el Jazzar.

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.

Cité Ibn el Jazzar

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Cite Ibn el Jazzar”
Location: Kairouan, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

35.6501° or 35° 39′ 0″ north

Longitude

10.09196° or 10° 5′ 31″ east

Elevation

68 metres (223 feet)

Open location code

8F7GM32R+2Q

GeoNames ID

12187350

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In Other Languages

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French: “Cité Ibn el Jazzar”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Henchir el Oustia and Henchir Gacere el Ma.

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Highlights include Kairouan and Cimetière Jnah Lakhdhar.

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