Great Mosque

The Great Mosque of Mahdiya is a in , . Located on the southern side of the peninsula on which the old city is located, construction of the mosque was initiated in 916, when the city was founded by the Fatimid caliph Abdallah al-Mahdi, to serve as the new city's main mosque.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque in Tunisia
  • Also known as: “Great Mosque of Mahdia” and “Great Mosque of Mahdiya”
  • Address: 1 نهج البرج العثماني, المهدية, 5100

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mahdia Museum and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (Mahdia).

Museum
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The is a in specialising in Tunisian archaeology and heritage. It is located in the city of . The museum collections includes Punic, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic elements and concentrates on popular traditions of central Tunisia. is situated 290 metres west of Great Mosque.

Community center
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is a community center, which is situated 160 metres northwest of Great Mosque.

Monument
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is a monument, which is situated 410 metres east of Great Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mahdia and Rejiche.

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is a city in , set along a superb coastline with a blue sea, as well as historical town full of tradition.

Village
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is a town and commune in the , . As of 2004, it had a population of 8,925. It is a southern suburb of , lying on the coast. is situated 5 km southwest of Great Mosque.

Great Mosque

Latitude
35.50399° or 35° 30′ 14″ north
Longitude
11.07198° or 11° 4′ 19″ east
Open location code
8F7HG33C+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1125577662
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q3609224
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Great Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الجامع الكبير في المهدية”
  • Arabic: “الجامع الكبير”
  • Arabic: “المسجد الكبير في المهدية”
  • Catalan: “Gran Mesquita de Mahdia”
  • Dutch: “Great Mosque of Mahdia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الجامع الكبير فى المهديه”
  • French: “Al Jamaa Al Fatimi”
  • French: “grande mosquée de Mahdia”
  • French: “Grande mosquée de Mahdia”
  • French: “Grande mosquée et son ancien minaret”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Agung Mahdiya”
  • Italian: “Grande moschea di Mahdia”
  • Italian: “Grande Moschea di Mahdia”
  • Japanese: “マフディーヤの大モスク”
  • Russian: “Большая мечеть Махдии”
  • Spanish: “Gran Mezquita de Mahdía”
  • Turkish: “Mehdiye Ulu Camii”
  • Urdu: “جامع الکبیر (مہدیہ)”
  • Urdu: “جامع الکبیر”
  • Uzbek: “Katta Mahdiy masjidi”

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