Laz Mosque (Arabic: جامع لاز) is a small mosque in the west of the medina of Tunis.

Commemorative plaque of the mosque

Localization

It is located in Dar El Jeld Street.[1]

Etymology

The mosque got its name from the dey of Tunis Hadj Mohamed Laz, a janissary from Lazistan.[2]

Description

According to the commemorative plaque, Hadj Mustapha Laz Dey was buried in the mosque.

References

  1. ^ "Mosquée laz - rue Dar El Jeld, Tunis, mosque, Tunis". worldtravelserver.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  2. ^ Ahmed Saadaoui, Tunis, architecture et art funéraires : sépultures des deys et des beys de Tunis de la période ottomane, Tunis, Centre de publication universitaire, 2010, 496 p. (ISBN 978-9973-37-586-5), p. 68-75


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laz_Mosque
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