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Usta Murad Mosque

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Usta Murad Mosque
مسجد اسطا مراد
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Location
LocationTunis, Tunisia
Architecture
TypeMosque

Usta Murad Mosque (Arabic: مسجد اسطا مراد), was a Tunisian mosque located in the medina of Tunis. It does not exist anymore.[1]

Localization

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The mosque was located in El Hokam Street (Arabic: نهج الحكام).

Etymology

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It got its name from its founder, the Muradid Dey Usta Murad who founded the Ghar el Melh harbor Porto Farina.[2]

History

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The mosque was built between 1637 and 1640, which was the Usta Murad's reign period.

References

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  1. ^ Mohamed Belkhodja, Tārīkh maʻālim al-tawḥīd fī al-qadīm wa-fī al-Jadīd, Tunis, al-Maṭbaʻah al-Tūnisīyah, 1939, 429 p
  2. ^ Paul Sebag, Tunis au XVIIe siècle : une cité barbaresque au temps de la course, Paris, L'Harmattan, 1989, 267 p. (ISBN 9782738404497, lire en ligne [archive]), p. 98-99