Sidi Amor Mosque ( ar, جامع سيدي عامر), also known as the Sidi Amor small mosque is a
Tunisia
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n mosque located in the south 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 ...
.It is an official historical monument since November 16, 1928.
Localization
The mosque is located in 24 the Sidi Ali Azzouz Street.
It got its name from the saint Sidi Amor Al Batach who was born in
La Marsa
La Marsa ( aeb, المرسى ') is a coastal town in far north eastern Tunisia near the capital Tunis. The population is estimated as 92,987, as of 2014. The old summer capital of pre-colonial Tunisia, it is today a popular vacation spot for many ...
and who was buried in the mosque in 1526.
File:Mosquée Sidi Ameur photo1 مسجد سيدي عامر.jpg, Marble panel with the name of the mosque
References
Mosques in the medina of Tunis
19th-century mosques
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