El Hentati Mosque

Summary

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

El Hentati Mosque
جامع الهنتاتي
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
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

Localization edit

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

History edit

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

Etymology edit

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 edit

  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.