Great Mosque of Sousse
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The Great Mosque of Sousse is a historic fortified mosque in the Tunisian coastal city of Sousse, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and defensive design.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Mosque of Sousse canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortified mosque
ⓘ
mosque ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Aghlabid architecture
ⓘ
early Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Medina of Sousse fortifications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | congregational prayer ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Aghlabid Ifriqiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| era | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| function | Friday mosque ⓘ |
| governingBody | Tunisian heritage authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccess | multiple fortified entrances ⓘ |
| hasCourtyardType | open courtyard ⓘ |
| hasDefensiveFunction | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arcaded porticoes
ⓘ
battlements ⓘ corner towers ⓘ courtyard ⓘ fortified walls ⓘ hypostyle prayer hall ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minbar ⓘ stone construction ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | qibla wall facing Mecca ⓘ |
| hasPrayerHallType | hypostyle ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Medina of Sousse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sousse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defensive design
ⓘ
early Islamic architecture ⓘ role in coastal defense of Sousse ⓘ |
| partOf | Medina of Sousse UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Sousse Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| tourism | popular visitor attraction in Sousse ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1988 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Friday prayers
ⓘ
daily prayers ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.