Sidi Abid el-Ghariani Zaouia

Sidi Abid el-Ghariani Zaouia is a museum in Kairouan, Tunisia. Sidi Abid el-Ghariani Zaouia is situated nearby to the city gate Bab ech Chouhada, as well as near El Lawlib Mosque.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bab ech Chouhada and Al Bey Mosque.

Bab ech Chouhada

City gate

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Bab ech Chouhada is a city gate.

Al Bey Mosque

Mosque

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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 160 metres northwest of Sidi Abid el-Ghariani Zaouia.

Mosque of the Three Doors

Mosque

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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 250 metres north of Sidi Abid el-Ghariani Zaouia.

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.

Sidi Abid el-Ghariani Zaouia

Type: Museum
Categories: castle, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
Location: Kairouan, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

35.67527° or 35° 40′ 31″ north

Longitude

10.10172° or 10° 6′ 6″ east

Open location code

8F7GM4G2+4M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 322930940

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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