The Great Mosque of Kairouan (Arabic: جامع القيروان الأكبر), also known as the Mosque of Uqba (جامع عقبة بن نافع), is a mosque situated in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Kairouan, Tunisia and is one of the largest Islamic monuments in North Africa.

Known as the Great Mosque of Kairouan, it is an early example of a hypostyle mosque that also reflects how pre-Islamic and eastern Islamic art and motifs were incorporated into the religious architecture of Islamic North Africa.

2016年6月17日 · As you wander the grounds of the Great Mosque of Kairouan in Tunisia you are treading across over a millennia of history. The magnificent structure — the oldest Muslim place of worship in Africa,...

Great Mosque of Kairouan. Location: In the Medina, Kairouan, Tunisia. Date of Monument: Hegira 221 / AD 836. Period / Dynasty: Umayyad, Abbasid. Patron(s): Ziyadat Allah I. History: The Great Mosque at Kairouan inherited the site of the first Muslim oratory in the Maghreb, which was built by ‘Uqba ibn Nafi in 50 (670).

In Kairouan …acres [30 hectares]) contains the Great Mosque, with a 115-foot- (35-metre-) high minaret. Originally built by Sīdī ʿUqbah in the 7th century, the present mosque is the fifth mosque built on the site and dates from Aghlabid times.

2021年4月26日 · The Great Mosque of Kairouan is the oldest Muslim place of worship in Africa and is commonly regarded as the fourth holiest site in Islam. Founded in 670, this ancient Mosque is an architectural time portal that illustrates the mixed influences of pre-Islamic, Roman, and Byzantine architecture.

2023年9月17日 · The Great Mosque of Kairouan, also known as the Mosque of Uqba, is a significant architectural masterpiece located in the city of Kairouan, Tunisia. It was constructed in the 9th century AD and remains one of the most important landmarks of Islamic history.

Kairouan’s rampart-enclosed medina (75 acres [30 hectares]) contains the Great Mosque, with a 115-foot- (35-metre-) high minaret. Originally built by Sīdī ʿUqbah in the 7th century, the present mosque is the fifth mosque built on the site and dates from Aghlabid times.

2022年10月2日 · The most illustrious architectural achievement carried out in Kairouan, the first metropolis of Islamic civilization in the Maghreb is indisputably the Uqba ibn Nafi mosque. Founded in the year 50 A.H. / 670 A.D., it was subsequently taken care of by all the governors and princes of Ifriqiya.

From an aesthetic point of view, the Great Mosque of Kairouan appears to be the most beautiful building of Muslim civilization in the Maghreb. Its age and the quality of its architecture make it a jewel of Islamic art.