Great Mosque of Qairawan
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The Great Mosque of Qairawan is one of the oldest and most important mosques in the Islamic world, renowned as a major center of religious scholarship and a masterpiece of early Islamic architecture in North Africa.
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic architectural monument
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World Heritage Site component ⓘ mosque ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Mosque of Kairouan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mosque of Uqba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Aghlabid architecture
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Hypostyle mosque ⓘ Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
Aghlabids
NERFINISHED
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Fatimids NERFINISHED ⓘ Zirids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capacityApprox | 15000 worshippers ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
brick
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reused Roman columns ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| floorAreaApprox | 9000 square metres ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| foundedInYearApprox | 670 ⓘ |
| founder | Uqba ibn Nafi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arcaded courtyard with porticoes
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richly decorated mihrab with marble and tiles ⓘ wooden minbar with carved decoration ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ablution facilities
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courtyard ⓘ domes ⓘ hypostyle prayer hall ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minaret ⓘ minbar ⓘ sahn ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Kairouan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
important center of Maliki jurisprudence
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intellectual center of the Maghreb ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kairouan
NERFINISHED
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Kairouan Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| majorRebuilder |
Aghlabid dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emir Ziyadat Allah I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minaretHeightApprox | 31.5 metres ⓘ |
| minaretType | square minaret ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Uqba ibn Nafi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | جامع القيروان الكبير NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDomesApprox | several GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfMinarets | 1 ⓘ |
| rebuiltInCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roof with wooden beams ⓘ |
| significance |
major center of Islamic religious scholarship
ⓘ
masterpiece of early Islamic architecture in North Africa ⓘ one of the oldest mosques in the Islamic world ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince | 1988 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Islamic teaching and scholarship
ⓘ
congregational Friday prayers ⓘ |
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