Youssef Dey Mosque

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Religious buildings and structures completed in 1631

Youssef Dey Mosque, also known as Al B'chamqiya, is a 17th-century mosque in Tunis, Tunisia, located in Medina area of the city. The mosque is considered significant as it was the first Ottoman-Turkish mosque to be built in Tunis.An official Historical Monument, it operated primarily as public speaking venue before becoming a real mosque by Youssef Dey in 1631. At the time it was the 11th mosque to be built in the capital. In the late nineteenth century it underwent extensive restoration, ordered by Ali Bey. A decree in 1926 saw the mosque become an annex of the University of Ez-Zitouna.

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Youssef Dey Mosque
Place Bab Souika, Tunis باب سويقة (معتمدية باب سويقة)

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مدينة تونس العتيقة

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2008 Tunis, باب سويقة (معتمدية باب سويقة)
Tunis, Tunisia
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