VedutaMosque
Great Mosque of Sousse
A ninth-century Aghlabid mosque in the medina, one of the key monuments of early Islamic architecture in North Africa.
- Editor's score
- 4.7
- Visit
- 30 min
- Price
- €
About
The Great Mosque was begun in 851 under the Aghlabid dynasty, which ruled on behalf of the Abbasid caliphs, and was commissioned by the emir Abu al-Abbas Muhammad. It is a major example of Aghlabid architecture from the early Islamic period. Over the following centuries its prayer hall was renovated and extended several times. It stands a few steps from the ribat, and together the two anchor the medina.
Best time to go: Visit in the morning and dress modestly; visitors are welcome outside prayer times.
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