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Melmli Mosque

Coordinates: 36°48′12″N 10°10′00″E / 36.803230°N 10.166557°E / 36.803230; 10.166557
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Melmli Mosque
جامع الململي
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationTunis, Tunisia
Melmli Mosque is located in Tunisia
Melmli Mosque
Shown within Tunisia
Geographic coordinates36°48′12″N 10°10′00″E / 36.803230°N 10.166557°E / 36.803230; 10.166557
Architecture
TypeMosque

Melmli Mosque (Arabic: جامع الململي), is a Tunisian mosque located in the north of the medina of Tunis.

Localization

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The mosque is located in 93 the Pacha Street.[1]

Etymology

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The mosque got its name from its founder, bach hamba Slimane Melmli (Arabic: سليمان ململي), a statesman and a correspondent of Hammuda Pasha in Europe. He died in 1823.

History

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It was built during the Husainid era.

References

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  1. ^ "Les mosquées selon les arrondissements". commune-tunis.gov.tn (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2023.

Bibliography

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  • Mohamed Belkhodja (1939). Tārīkh maʻālim al-tawḥīd fī al-qadīm wa-fī al-Jadīd (in Arabic). Tunis: al-Maṭbaʻah al-Tūnisīyah.