Great Mosque of Mahdia
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The Great Mosque of Mahdia is a historic Fatimid-era congregational mosque in the coastal Tunisian city of Mahdia, renowned for its fortress-like architecture and significance in early Islamic North African history.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fatimid architecture
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Friday mosque ⓘ historic monument ⓘ mosque ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Aghlabid-influenced
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Fatimid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityRole | main mosque of Mahdia ⓘ |
| completionDate | 916 ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 916 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 10th century ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| era | Fatimid era ⓘ |
| facing | qibla ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Fatimid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | congregational mosque ⓘ |
| governingBody | Tunisian National Heritage Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arcaded courtyard galleries
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bastion-like façade ⓘ courtyard ⓘ fortress-like exterior ⓘ hypostyle prayer hall ⓘ massive stone walls ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minbar ⓘ projecting entrance portal ⓘ single monumental gateway ⓘ square minaret-like tower over entrance ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed monument of Tunisia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mahdia
NERFINISHED
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Mahdia medina NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunisian Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mediterranean coast ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
reused antique columns
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stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mahdia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Mahdia city walls
NERFINISHED
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Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalDenomination | Isma'ili Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | al-Mahdi Billah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planType | hypostyle plan ⓘ |
| primaryUse | Friday prayers ⓘ |
| region | Ifriqiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of early Islamic architecture in North Africa
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one of the earliest Fatimid mosques ⓘ symbol of Fatimid power in Ifriqiya ⓘ |
| underwent | restorations in the 20th century ⓘ |
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