Bab el Monkas Ben Rejab
Bab el Monkas Ben Rejab is a gate in Kairouan, Tunisia. Bab el Monkas Ben Rejab is situated nearby to Mosque of the Three Doors, as well as near Al Bey 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 120 metres west of Bab el Monkas Ben Rejab.
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 360 metres southwest of Bab el Monkas Ben Rejab.
Mosque al Malik (King mosque)
Mosque
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Mosque al Malik (King mosque) is situated 400 metres west of Bab el Monkas Ben Rejab.
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.
Bab el Monkas Ben Rejab
- Type: Gate
- Location: Kairouan, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.67762° or 35° 40′ 39″ northLongitude
10.104° or 10° 6′ 14″ eastElevation
61 metres (200 feet)Open location code
8F7GM4H3+2HGeoNames ID
12187418
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In Other Languages
“Bab el Monkas Ben Rejab” goes by many names.
- French: “Bab el Monkas Ben Rejab”
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