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  • Great Mosque of Sousse

  • Great Mosque of Sousse

    Great Mosque of Sousse is a historical mosque located in the coastal city of Sousse, Tunisia. It was built in 851 AD during the rule of Aghlabid Dynasty and was commissioned by amir Abu al-‘Abbas Muhammad al-Aghlabi. The mosque was renovated and improved several times during the 10th and 17th centuries AD. The Great Mosque of Sousse was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988 as part of Medina of Sousse.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Medina of Sousse.
    World Heritage Site
    Great Mosque of Sousse
    by Ben guedria houcine, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
    Great Mosque of Sousse
    by Fehmi bouguezzi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
    Great Mosque of Sousse
    by Dennis Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Great Mosque of Sousse

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1988

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    Mosques and Islamic Buildings

    Location

    Tunisia

    Sousse Governorate

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    9th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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