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Sidi Gouicem Mosque

Coordinates: 36°48′34″N 10°10′15″E / 36.809486°N 10.170876°E / 36.809486; 10.170876
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Sidi Gouicem Mosque
جامع سيدي قويسم
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationTunis, Tunisia
Sidi Gouicem Mosque is located in Tunisia
Sidi Gouicem Mosque
Shown within Tunisia
Geographic coordinates36°48′34″N 10°10′15″E / 36.809486°N 10.170876°E / 36.809486; 10.170876
Architecture
TypeMosque

Sidi Gouicem Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي قويسم), is a Tunisian mosque in the north of the medina of Tunis, in the Bab Souika suburb.

Localization

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Etymology

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It got its name from its founder, the cheikh Mohammed Gouicem El Nouaoui (Arabic: الشيخ محمد قويسم النواوي). He was born in 1623 and died in 1702. He used to teach Hadiths in the Sidi Mahrez Mosque.

Description

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According to the historian Mohamed Belkhodja, the founder of the mosque is buried there from the 18th century. The tomb has no inscription on it.

References

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  1. ^ "commune-tunis.gov.tn-ثقافة وترفيه".