اللغات

Sidi-Bou-Makhlouf Mosque


History


The Sidi Bou Makhlouf mausoleum is a Tunisian zaouia built at the foot of the ramparts of the Kasbah of the city of Kef in the 17th century.

Urban and Architectural


The monument, as it stands today, is the result of several stages of construction. The primitive nucleus, comprising a simple open-air sanctuary (khaloua) dates from the 17th century. During the 18th century, the room that houses the tomb of the saint, whose name the building bears, was built and covered with a dome.

Description


This mausoleum contains the tomb of Sidi Abdallah Bou Makhlouf from Fez and those of his descendants. This zaouia serves as the seat of the brotherhood of Aissaouias, originally from Meknes in Morocco.


References


http://www.dougga.rnrt.tn/image/pdf/kef.pdf

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausol%C3%A9e_Sidi_Bou_Makhlouf


Details

الموقع

Sidi Bou Makhlouf, Le Kef, Tunisie

عدد المصليين

50

المالك / المتبرع

Sidi Abdallah Bou Makhlouf

تاريخ البناء

17th century

Area

300

الرسومات المعمارية

الخريطة

History

The Sidi Bou Makhlouf mausoleum is a Tunisian zaouia built at the foot of the ramparts of the Kasbah of the city of Kef in the 17th century.

Urban and Architectural

The monument, as it stands today, is the result of several stages of construction. The primitive nucleus, comprising a simple open-air sanctuary (khaloua) dates from the 17th century. During the 18th century, the room that houses the tomb of the saint, whose name the building bears, was built and covered with a dome.

Description

This mausoleum contains the tomb of Sidi Abdallah Bou Makhlouf from Fez and those of his descendants. This zaouia serves as the seat of the brotherhood of Aissaouias, originally from Meknes in Morocco.