Bab El Monkas
Bab El Monkas is a city gate in Kairouan, Tunisia. Bab El Monkas is situated nearby to Mosque of the Three Doors, as well as near the post office القيروان - المدينة العتيقة (3172).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mosque of the Three Doors and Al Bey Mosque.
Mosque of the Three Doors
Mosque
Photo: IssamBarhoumi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Mosque of the Three Doors is situated 110 metres west of Bab El Monkas.
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 350 metres southwest of Bab El Monkas.
Mosque al Malik (King mosque)
Mosque
Photo: Fehmi bouguezzi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mosque al Malik (King mosque) is situated 400 metres west of Bab El Monkas.
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
- Type: City gate
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kairouan, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.67759° or 35° 40′ 39″ northLongitude
10.10395° or 10° 6′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8F7GM4H3+2HOpenStreetMap ID
node 322929666OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include القيروان - المدينة العتيقة (3172) and Place Zarrouk.
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