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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  • Sunni mosque
  • Description: mosque in Tunisia
  • Address: صفاقس
  • Also known as
    “Great Mosque of Sfax”
    “Safakes Ulu Camii”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Bab Diwan and Dar Jellouli Museum.
Archimouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Bab Bhar is one of the gates of the medina of Sfax.
180 metres southeast of Great Mosque
Osalhi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museum
, also known as the Regional Museum…
180 metres northeast of Great Mosque
Archimouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
City gate
is one of the gates of the Medina…
300 metres southwest of Great Mosque

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sfax and Sakiet Eddaïer.
Dennis Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is on the east coast of , approximately…
Town
is a town and commune in the , .
6 km north of Great Mosque
El Golli Mohamed, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Village
Thyna, formerly Henchir-Tina, is a town and commune in the , .
7 km southwest of Great Mosque

Great Mosque

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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.
الجامع الكبيرArabic
الجامع الكبير بصفاقسArabic
المسجد الكبيرArabic
المسجد الكبير بصفاقسArabic
جامع الكبيرArabic
جامع صفاقسArabic
جامع صفاقس الكبيرArabic
مسجد الكبيرArabic
مسجد صفاقس الكبيرArabic
斯法克斯大清真寺Chinese
الجامع الكبيرEgyptian Arabic
Grande mosquéeFrench
Grande Mosquée de SfaxFrench
स्फ़ाक्स बड़ी मस्जिदHindi
स्फ़ैक्स का महान मस्जिदHindi
Grande Moschea di SfaxItalian
Velika mošeja, SfaxSlovenian
Sefâkus Ulu CamiTurkish
Sefâkus Ulu CamiiTurkish
جامع الکبیرUrdu
جامع الکبیر (صفاقس)Urdu

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