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The Hanafi Mosque of Bourguiba (Arabic: جامع بورقيبة) is a Tunisian Hanafi mosque located in Monastir and dedicated to the first president of Tunisia, Habib Bourguiba.

History

The mosque was built in 1963 by Taieb Bouzguenda.^[1]

Architecture

The mosque is designed in a traditional architecture based on that of the Hammouda Pacha Mosque of Tunis.^[1] The prayer hall can accommodate up to a thousand people.^[1] It mihrab, located in a semi-dome, is covered with a half arch decorated with a golden mosaic. The columns' bows are made of pink marble.

See also

• List of mosques in Tunisia

Gallery

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  Basin for ablutions in the courtyard
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  Exterior view of the domes
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  Prayer room
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  Bows and pink marble columns of the prayer room
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  View of the mihrab and the minbar

External links

• Media related to Bourguiba Mosque at Wikimedia Commons
• Hanafi Mosque of Bourguiba in Monastir on YouTube (in Arabic)

References