El Hafsia Mosque ( ar, جامع الحفصية) is a small mosque in the Hafsia Hood in the north of 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

It is located in 23 Achour Street.http://www.commune-tunis.gov.tn/publish/content/article.asp?ID=450

History

According to the panel at the entrance of the mosque, it was built during the reign of

Muhammad VIII al-Amin Muhammad VIII al-Amin ( ar, محمد الثامن الأمين; 4 September 1881 – 30 September 1962) commonly known as Lamine Bey ( ar, الأمين باي), was the last Bey of Tunis (15 May 1943 – 20 March 1956),Werner Ruf, ''Introduction ...

. The construction started in 1954 thanks to the grant offered by Salah Ben Ali Ben Belgacem Bouzinbila El Douiri, and finished two years later in 1956. It was restored in 2011.

Etymology

The mosque got its name from the hood in which it is located that was originally called El Hara or the Jewish hood. Mosquée El Hafsia photo5 مسجد الحفصية.jpg, Entrance of the mosque Mosquée El Hafsia photo4 مسجد الحفصية.jpg, Commemorative panel of the mosque Mosquée El Hafsia photo3 مسجد الحفصية.jpg, A marbel plaque with the restoration date

References

Mosques in Tunis 11th-century mosques {{Tunisia-mosque-stub