Sfax Governorate
Sfax Ville
La Medina

Great Mosque

The Great Mosque of Sfax was the most important mosque in the old city of , . It was initially built towards the mid-9th century under the rule of the Aghlabid dynasty.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: mosque in Tunisia
  • Also known as: “Great Mosque of Sfax” and “Safakes Ulu Camii”
  • Address: صفاقس

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bab Diwan and Dar Jellouli Museum.

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or Bab Bhar is one of the gates of the medina of Sfax. It is located in the southern facade of the old city between on the western corner and Bab Borj Ennar on the east. is situated 180 metres southeast of Great Mosque.

Museum
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, also known as the Regional Museum of Arts and Folk Traditions, is an art museum located in . It was founded in 1939 by the French scholar on Maghrebi art Lucien Golvin, in a palace located in the heart of the ancient city of . is situated 180 metres northeast of Great Mosque.

City gate
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is one of the gates of the Medina of Sfax, located in the west of its walls southern facade and gives access to its kasbah. is situated 300 metres southwest of Great Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sfax and Sakiet Eddaïer.

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is on the east coast of , approximately midway on the highway between and the border with .

Town
is a town and commune in the , . As of 2004 it had a population of 40,717. It is located at the entrance of National Road 1 as it enters the Sfax metropolitan area. is situated 6 km north of Great Mosque.

Village
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Thyna, formerly Henchir-Tina, is a town and commune in the , . As of 2004 it had a population of 26,635. It is located on the coast about 12 km south of . is situated 7 km southwest of Great Mosque.

Great Mosque

Latitude
34.73588° or 34° 44′ 9″ north
Longitude
10.76086° or 10° 45′ 39″ east
Open location code
8F6GPQP6+98
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37500719
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q12185322
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Great Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الجامع الكبير بصفاقس”
  • Arabic: “الجامع الكبير”
  • Arabic: “المسجد الكبير بصفاقس”
  • Arabic: “المسجد الكبير”
  • Arabic: “جامع الكبير”
  • Arabic: “جامع صفاقس الكبير”
  • Arabic: “جامع صفاقس”
  • Arabic: “مسجد الكبير”
  • Arabic: “مسجد صفاقس الكبير”
  • Chinese: “斯法克斯大清真寺”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الجامع الكبير”
  • French: “grande mosquée de Sfax”
  • French: “Grande mosquée de Sfax”
  • French: “Grande Mosquée de Sfax”
  • French: “Grande mosquée”
  • Hindi: “स्फ़ैक्स का महान मस्जिद”
  • Italian: “Grande Moschea di Sfax”
  • Turkish: “Safakes Ulu Camii”
  • Urdu: “جامع الکبیر (صفاقس)”
  • Urdu: “جامع الکبیر”

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