El Kayal Mosque (Arabic: جامع الكيال) is a Tunisian mosque[when?] in the north of the Medina of Tunis, in Bab Souika suburb.
Localization
The mosque can be found in 4 El Mehrzi Street.[1]
Etymology
According to the historian Mohamed Belkhodja, the mosque got its name from the founder, a grains measurer called Kayal (Arabic: كيال) in Tunisian dialect.
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Marble plaque with the name of the mosque -
Main entrance of the mosque
References
- ^ "Mosquées selon arrondissements". Commune-tunis.gov.tn. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
