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El Hentati Mosque

Coordinates: 36°47′47″N 10°10′12″E / 36.796454°N 10.169884°E / 36.796454; 10.169884
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El Hentati Mosque
جامع الهنتاتي
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionIbadism
Location
LocationTunis, Tunisia
El Hentati Mosque is located in Tunisia
El Hentati Mosque
Shown within Tunisia
Geographic coordinates36°47′47″N 10°10′12″E / 36.796454°N 10.169884°E / 36.796454; 10.169884
Architecture
TypeMosque

El Hentati Mosque ' (Arabic: جامع الهنتاتي) is a small mosque in the west of the medina of Tunis, in souk El Leffa.

Localization

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It is located in 88 Souk El Leffa.[1]

History

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The mosque was built during the Hafsid era, in which Ibadi was spread in Tunis. Nowadays, Ibadi can be found mainly in Djerba.

Etymology

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According to Ibn Khaldoun, the name Hentati comes from the Hintata tribe led by Abu Hafs Umar ibn Yahia El Hintati (Arabic: أبو حفص عمر بن يحيى الهنتاتي), the first emir of Ifriqiya and the Hafsid dynasty.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Les mosquées selon les arrondissements". commune-tunis.gov.tn (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ "مدونة محمية › تسجيل الدخول". libyan4native.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2017-03-07.