Great Mosque of Kairouan - Wikipedia
WEBThe Great Mosque of Kairouan (Arabic: جامع القيروان الأكبر), also known as the Mosque of Uqba (جامع عقبة بن نافع), is a mosque situated in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Kairouan, Tunisia and is one of the largest Islamic monuments in North Africa.
Uqba ibn Nafi - Wikipedia
WEBThis became a place of religious pilgrimage and the most important city in North Africa. Kairouan was chosen as the capital of the new Umayyad province of Ifriqiya. Uqba chose the site for its first mosque, and the Great Mosque of …
Uqba Ibn Nafi' Mosque (Kairouan) - Nabataea
WEBThe Great Mosque of Kairouan is also known as the Uqba Ibn Nafi’ Mosque. As it stands today, this mosque was built by the Aghlabid governor of Kairouan, Ziyadat Allah, between 817 and 838 AD. He erected the building on the site of an older mosque, originally constructed by ’Uqba ibn Nafi at the time of the 670 AD Arab conquest of North Africa.
Archnet > Site > Jami' Uqba Ibn Nafi'
WEBJami' Uqba Ibn Nafi', or the Great Mosque of Kairouan, is located in the historic walled district of the Medina, between the Rue de la Kasbah and the Rue el Farabi. The mosque, as it stands today, was built by the Aghlabid governor of Kairouan, Ziyadat Allah, between 817 …
Mosque of Uqba-bin-Nafe (رضي الله عنه), Tunisia
WEBUqba-bin-Nafe (رضي الله عنه) was a military general who began the Islamic conquest of the Maghreb, including present-day western Algeria and Morocco in North Africa. He used Kairouan as a base to mount operations.
The Great Mosque of Kairouan — Islam’s Fourth Most Holiest …
WEBApr 26, 2021 · Founded in 670, this ancient Mosque is an architectural time portal that illustrates the mixed influences of pre-Islamic, Roman, and Byzantine architecture. One of the most important mosques in North Africa is the …
Great Mosque of Kairouan – Kairouan, Tunisia - Atlas Obscura
WEBJun 17, 2016 · The mosque was originally constructed by a general named Uqba ibn Nafi (also written as Sidi Okba) as a Friday Mosque (masjid-i jami` or jami`), used for communal prayers on the Muslim holy...
Archnet > Site > Masjid Sayyidi 'Uqba
WEBLocated 20 km from Biskra, Masjid Sayyidi ‘Uqba was built at the burial site of 'Uqbah ibn Nafi', the Arab General who led in the first century of the Hijra the Islamic conquest of the Maghreb. It is the oldest still-active mosque in Algeria.
Tunisia: Escaping the Great Mosque of Uqba - Worldpress.org
WEBApr 23, 2015 · When the Great Mosque of Uqba came into view, it was immediately obvious why the structure—built by the Arab general Uqba ibn Nafi in 670 AD—is considered one of the most important holy sites in the Islamic world.
Quba Mosque - Wikipedia
WEBThe Quba Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد قُبَاء, romanized: Masjid Qubāʾ) is a mosque located in Medina, in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia, built in the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the 7th century C.E. [1][2][3] It is thought to be the first mosque in the world, built on the first day of Muhammad's emigration to Medina. [4][5] Its firs...