El Kayal Mosque

El Kayal Mosque (Arabic: جامع الكيال) is a Tunisian mosque in the north of the Medina of Tunis, in Bab Souika suburb.

El Kayal Mosque

Localization

The mosque can be found in 4 El Mehrzi Street.[1]

Etymology

According to the historian Mohamed Belkhodja, the mosque got its name from the founder, a grains measurer called Kayal (Arabic: كيال) in Tunisian dialect.

References

  1. "Mosquées selon arrondissements". Commune-tunis.gov.tn. Retrieved 26 November 2017.


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