El Kayal Mosque (Arabic: جامع الكيال) is a Tunisian mosque[when?] in the north of the Medina of Tunis, in Bab Souika suburb.
El Kayal Mosque | |
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جامع الكيال | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Branch/tradition | Sunni |
Location | |
Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
Shown within Tunisia | |
Geographic coordinates | 36°48′20″N 10°10′20″E / 36.805637°N 10.172127°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
The mosque can be found in 4 El Mehrzi Street.[1]
According to the historian Mohamed Belkhodja, the mosque got its name from the founder, a grains measurer called Kayal (Arabic: كيال) in Tunisian dialect.