Great Mosque

Northern Tunisia


The Great Mosque has a square minaret with terracotta tiles on the sides and candy-striped Moorish arches up top. About 150m northwest is the fish-scale dome of the Zaouia of Sidi Abdel Kader, with a tile panel over its green door. It's only open to Muslims, though non-Muslims might be able to peek into the tiled courtyard.


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