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: “Grande mosquée”, “Great Mosque of Sfax”, “Safakes Ulu Camii”, “الجامع الكبير بصفاقس”, “المسجد الكبير”, “المسجد الكبير بصفاقس”, “جامع الكبير”, “جامع صفاقس”, “جامع صفاقس الكبير”, “مسجد الكبير”, and “مسجد صفاقس الكبير”
  • Address: صفاقس

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bab Diwan and Dar Jellouli Museum.

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or Bab Bhar is one of the gates of the medina of Sfax. is situated 180 metres southeast of Great Mosque.

Museum
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, also known as the Regional Museum… is situated 180 metres northeast of Great Mosque.

City gate
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is one of the gates of the Medina… 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…

Town
is a town and commune in the , . is situated 6 km north of Great Mosque.

Village
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Thyna, formerly Henchir-Tina, is a town and commune in the , . 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”
  • 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”
  • Hindi: “स्फ़ाक्स बड़ी मस्जिद”
  • Hindi: “स्फ़ैक्स का महान मस्जिद”
  • Italian: “Grande Moschea di Sfax”
  • Slovenian: “Velika mošeja, Sfax”
  • Turkish: “Sefâkus Ulu Cami”
  • Turkish: “Sefâkus Ulu Camii”
  • Urdu: “جامع الکبیر (صفاقس)”
  • Urdu: “جامع الکبیر”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: مكتب بريد سوق الفرياني (3048) and سوق الحدادين.

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