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.
  • Mosque
  • Description: mosque in Tunisia
  • Address: 1 نهج البرج العثماني, المهدية, 5100
  • Also known as
    “Great Mosque of Mahdia”
    “Great Mosque of Mahdiya”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Mahdia Museum and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (Mahdia).
The is a in specialising in Tunisian archaeology and heritage.
290 metres west of Great Mosque
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is a community center.
160 metres northwest of Great Mosque
is a monument.
410 metres east of Great Mosque

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mahdia and Rejiche.
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is a town and commune in the , .
5 km southwest of Great Mosque
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Latitude
35.50399° or 35° 30′ 14″ north
Longitude
11.07198° or 11° 4′ 19″ east
Open location code
8F7HG33C+HQ
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Open­Street­Map feature
amenity = place_of_worship
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Great Mosque” goes by many names.
الجامع الكبيرArabic
الجامع الكبير في المهديةArabic
المسجد الكبير في المهديةArabic
Gran Mesquita de MahdiaCatalan
Great Mosque of MahdiaDutch
الجامع الكبير فى المهديهEgyptian Arabic
महदिया बड़ी मस्जिदHindi
Masjid Agung MahdiyaIndonesian
Grande Moschea di MahdiaItalian
マフディーヤの大モスクJapanese
Большая мечеть МахдииRussian
Velika mošeja v MahdijiSlovenian
Mehdiye Ulu CamiiTurkish
جامع الکبیرUrdu
جامع الکبیر (مہدیہ)Urdu
Katta Mahdiy masjidiUzbek
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