Mosque of the Three Doors

The Mosque of the Three Doors or Mosque of Muhammad ibn Khairun is a located in the city of , 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.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: mosque in Tunisia
  • Also known as: “Mezquita de Muhammad ibn Khairun”, “Mosque of Muhammad ibn Khairun”, “mosquée de Muhammad ibn Khairoun”, “mosquée Ibn Khayrun”, and “Three Doors Mosque”
  • Address: القيروان

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Al Bey Mosque and Mosque al Malik (King mosque).

Mosque
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The is a located in the of , . is situated 240 metres southwest of Mosque of the Three Doors.

Mosque
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is situated 280 metres west of Mosque of the Three Doors.

Mosque
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is situated 230 metres southwest of Mosque of the Three Doors.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kairouan.

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, sometimes spelled Kairwan, Kayrawan or Al Qayrawan, is a city in .

Mosque of the Three Doors

Latitude
35.67733° or 35° 40′ 38″ north
Longitude
10.10275° or 10° 6′ 10″ east
Elevation
67 metres (220 feet)
Open location code
8F7GM4G3+W4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5670881750
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Geo­Names ID
12187421
Wiki­data ID
Q3324931
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Mosque of the Three Doors” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد ابن خيرون”
  • Arabic: “مسجد الثلاثة أبواب”
  • Basque: “Hiru Ateetako meskita”
  • Bengali: “তিন দরজার মসজিদ”
  • Catalan: “mesquita de les Tres Portes”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita de les Tres Portes”
  • Chinese: “三門清真寺”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد محمد بن خيرون”
  • French: “mosquée des Trois Portes”
  • French: “Mosquée des Trois Portes”
  • French: “Trois Portes”
  • Portuguese: “Mesquita de Três Portas”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Трёх Дверей”
  • Slovenian: “Mošeja Treh vrat”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita de las Tres Puertas”
  • Turkish: “Üç Kapılı Camii”
  • Urdu: “مسجد ابن خیرون”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Rakkada and El Ghabet.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Go Cafe and BAB JEDID.

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