The courtyard
With its Kufic band.
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An Aghlabid mosque dating from 851, commissioned by the emir Abu al-Abbas Muhammad, and one of the key monuments of early Islamic architecture in Tunisia. It stands at the north-east entrance of the medina, a few steps from the ribat and the port. From outside it looks like a fortress, with high stone walls and round corner towers, built close to the sea in an age of raids. It has no tall minaret in the usual sense: the call to prayer goes out from a small domed tower at one corner. Inside lies a broad stone-paved courtyard framed by plain arcades, crowned by a band of Kufic inscription recording the building of the mosque. The prayer hall was enlarged several times over the centuries. Muslims pray here at prayer times. Non-Muslims may enter the courtyard with a 5 TND ticket from 8 am to 1 pm, and until noon on Fridays. Dress modestly.
With its Kufic band.
A fortress look.
Under a small dome.
North-east entrance of the medina, Sousse
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