Malik ibn Anas Mosque
History
It took three years to build the mosque. Its construction began on November 16-2000, and opened on the night of Ramadan 17-1424 AH, corresponding to November 11-2003.
Urban and Architectural
Malik Ibn Anas Mosque (formerly the Al-Abidine Mosque) The mosque is located in Carthage and consists of a prayer house estimated at 1,200 square meters with a capacity for 1,700 worshipers, and a square-shaped courtyard covering 1,500 square meters and spaces of various functions exceeding an area of 3,000 square meters.
The envelope is made entirely of reinforced concrete veils to which the marble and marble stone coverings have been fixed by means of stainless steel fasteners and staples. The beige-coloured marble stone, the kedhel quarried in the southern suburbs of Tunis , was used for covering and decoration in particular the keystones of the arches, cornices, domes and floors and the chemtou in yellow and red tones for the midha (place of ablutions). The spaces are air-conditioned: the air is blown through the wooden moucharabiehs of the doors and through the stucco patterns
Description
The mosque is on the top of Odeon Hill in Carthage, next to the Roman Theater. It has a beautiful building. The mosque appears in Tunisia's 10 Dinar Note. The mosque has a great view of Carthage, a view of the Acropolium of St. Louis, the sea and the ruins of Carthage. It is also possible to perceive the hills of Sidi Bou Said.
References
https://tiplr.com/tips/africa/tunisia/tunis/carthage/malik-ibn-anas-mosque/
https://tn.arabplaces.com/tunis/mosque-malik-ibn-anas-carthage-55847
Details
Location
Environment Boulevard, Archaeological Site of Carthage, Tunisia
Worshippers
1700
Owners
Tunisian Government
Year of Build
2003
Area
3000
Drawings
Map
History
It took three years to build the mosque. Its construction began on November 16-2000, and opened on the night of Ramadan 17-1424 AH, corresponding to November 11-2003.
Urban and Architectural
Malik Ibn Anas Mosque (formerly the Al-Abidine Mosque) The mosque is located in Carthage and consists of a prayer house estimated at 1,200 square meters with a capacity for 1,700 worshipers, and a square-shaped courtyard covering 1,500 square meters and spaces of various functions exceeding an area of 3,000 square meters.
The envelope is made entirely of reinforced concrete veils to which the marble and marble stone coverings have been fixed by means of stainless steel fasteners and staples. The beige-coloured marble stone, the kedhel quarried in the southern suburbs of Tunis , was used for covering and decoration in particular the keystones of the arches, cornices, domes and floors and the chemtou in yellow and red tones for the midha (place of ablutions). The spaces are air-conditioned: the air is blown through the wooden moucharabiehs of the doors and through the stucco patterns
Description
The mosque is on the top of Odeon Hill in Carthage, next to the Roman Theater. It has a beautiful building. The mosque appears in Tunisia's 10 Dinar Note. The mosque has a great view of Carthage, a view of the Acropolium of St. Louis, the sea and the ruins of Carthage. It is also possible to perceive the hills of Sidi Bou Said.