Great Mosque of Kairouan

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mosque
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Mosque_of_Uqba
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Islamic architecture
gptkbp:area 9000 square meters
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Aghlabid_dynasty
gptkb:Uqba_ibn_Nafi
Fatimid Caliphate
gptkbp:city gptkb:Kairouan
gptkbp:country gptkb:Tunisia
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Uqba_ibn_Nafi
gptkbp:foundedIn 670 CE
gptkbp:hasCourtyard yes
gptkbp:hasDome yes
gptkbp:hasMihrab yes
gptkbp:hasMinaret 1
31.5 meters
gptkbp:hasMinbar yes
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Mosque of Kairouan
gptkbp:influenced mosques in North Africa
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Umayyad_architecture
gptkbp:latitude 35.6781
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kairouan
gptkbp:longitude 10.1014
gptkbp:notableFeature marble columns
large courtyard
massive minaret
hypostyle prayer hall
mihrab with lusterware tiles
gptkbp:notableFor center of Islamic scholarship
early Islamic architecture
oldest surviving minbar
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:region gptkb:Tunisia
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:renovated gptkb:Aghlabids
9th century
gptkbp:roofType flat roof
gptkbp:significance oldest mosque in North Africa
model for later mosques in the Maghreb
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (i) (ii) (iii) (v) (vi)
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 2012
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Kairouan_(city)
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:pilgrimage_site
gptkb:Friday_prayers
Islamic education
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kairouan_Mosque
gptkb:Islamic_civilization
gptkb:Kairouan
gptkb:Mosques
gptkb:Umayyad_Caliphate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5