Mosque of the Three Doors
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: IssamBarhoumi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: IssamBarhoumi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Sunni
- Description: mosque in Tunisia
- Also known as: “Mosque of Muhammad ibn Khairun” and “Three Doors Mosque”
- Address: القيروان
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al Bey Mosque and Mosque al Malik (King mosque).
Al Bey Mosque
Mosque
Photo: IssamBarhoumi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 240 metres southwest of Mosque of the Three Doors.
Mosque al Malik (King mosque)
Mosque
Photo: Fehmi bouguezzi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mosque al Malik (King mosque) is situated 280 metres west of Mosque of the Three Doors.
El Lawlib Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY 3.0.
El Lawlib Mosque is situated 230 metres southwest of Mosque of the Three Doors.
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.
Mosque of the Three Doors
- Categories: historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kairouan, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.67733° or 35° 40′ 38″ northLongitude
10.10275° or 10° 6′ 10″ eastElevation
67 metres (220 feet)Open location code
8F7GM4G3+W4OpenStreetMap ID
node 5670881750OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunni
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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 de Muhammad ibn Khairoun”
- French: “mosquée des Trois Portes”
- French: “Mosquée des Trois Portes”
- French: “mosquée Ibn Khayrun”
- French: “Trois Portes”
- Portuguese: “Mesquita de Três Portas”
- Russian: “Мечеть Трёх Дверей”
- Spanish: “Mezquita de las Tres Puertas”
- Spanish: “Mezquita de Muhammad ibn Khairun”
- Turkish: “Üç Kapılı Camii”
- Urdu: “مسجد ابن خیرون”
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