La El Habibi Mosque ( ar, مسجد الحبيبي), also known as Bou Dhebena Mosque ( ar, مسجد بو ذبانة) is a small mosque in the

Medina of Tunis The Medina of Tunis is the medina quarter of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. The Medina contains some 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and fountains dating from ...

Localization

The mosque can be found in 14 Sidi Saber Street.

Etymology

It got its name from Muhammad VI al-Habib, one of the

beys of Tunis The beys of Tunis were the monarchs of Tunisia from 1705, when the Husainid dynasty acceded to the throne, until 1957, when monarchy was abolished. History The Husainid dynasty, originally of Cretan Turkish origin, came to power under Al- ...

who ruled the

Husainid dynasty The Husainid dynasty or Husaynid dynasty ( ar, الحسينيون) was a ruling dynasty of the Beylik of Tunis, which was of Greek origin from the island of Crete. It came to power under al-Husayn I ibn Ali in 1705, succeeding the Muradid dynast ...

from 1922 until his death.

History

According to the commemorative plaque, El Habibi Mosque was built in 1926.

References

Mosques in the medina of Tunis {{Tunisia-mosque-stub