El Kayal Mosque
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| El Kayal Mosque | |
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جامع الكيال | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Sunni |
| Location | |
| Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
  Shown within Tunisia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°48′20″N 10°10′20″E / 36.805637°N 10.172127°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
El Kayal Mosque (Arabic: جامع الكيال) is a Tunisian mosque[when?] in the north of the Medina of Tunis, in Bab Souika suburb.
Localization
[edit]The mosque can be found in 4 El Mehrzi Street.[1]
Etymology
[edit]According to the historian Mohamed Belkhodja, the mosque got its name from the founder, a grains measurer called Kayal (Arabic: كيال) in Tunisian dialect.
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Marble plaque with the name of the mosque -
Main entrance of the mosque
References
[edit]- ^ "Mosquées selon arrondissements". Commune-tunis.gov.tn. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
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