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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Laz Mosque

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.

Etymology

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

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