Al-Zaytuna Mosque
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Al-Zaytuna Mosque is a historic and prominent Islamic place of worship in Tunis, renowned as one of the oldest mosques and centers of learning in North Africa.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic place of worship
→
center of Islamic learning → historic monument → mosque → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Mosque of Tunis
→
Zitouna Mosque → |
| architecturalStyle |
Aghlabid architecture
→
Islamic architecture → Ottoman architecture → |
| associatedInstitution |
University of Ez-Zitouna
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|
| cityCenterRole |
historical urban core of Tunis
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spiritual center of Tunis → |
| country |
Tunisia
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|
| denomination |
Sunni Islam
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|
| founded |
8th century
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|
| foundedBy |
Ubayd Allah ibn al-Habhab
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|
| function |
Friday mosque
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educational institution → |
| governingBody |
Tunisian religious authorities
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|
| hasCourtyard |
yes
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|
| hasLibrary |
yes
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|
| hasMinaret |
yes
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|
| hasPrayerHall |
yes
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|
| heritageStatus |
part of Medina of Tunis UNESCO World Heritage Site
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|
| importance |
one of the most important centers of learning in the Islamic West
→
one of the oldest mosques in North Africa → |
| initialConstructionPeriod |
Umayyad period
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|
| locatedIn |
Medina of Tunis
NERFINISHED
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Tunis NERFINISHED → |
| mainRite |
Maliki school of Sunni Islam
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|
| majorReconstructionPeriod |
Aghlabid period
→
Hafsid period → Ottoman period → |
| nativeName |
الجامع الزيتونة
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| nativeNameLanguage |
Arabic
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|
| notableFeature |
ancient columns reused from Roman and Byzantine sites
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arcaded courtyard → large hypostyle prayer hall → square minaret → |
| numberOfMinarets |
1
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|
| openToPublic |
yes
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|
| primaryLanguageOfInstructionHistorically |
Arabic
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|
| region |
North Africa
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|
| religion |
Islam
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|
| role |
major center of Islamic scholarship in the Maghreb
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|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
Medina of Tunis
NERFINISHED
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|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInscriptionYear |
1979
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|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Tunis
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hasLandmark |