The Mosque of the Turks (), also known as Jemaa ettrouk, is a Tunisian historical mosque located in the center of Houmt Essouk in the island of Djerba.
Location The mosque is located in Houmt Essouk, in front of the cultural center Ferid Ghazi and behind Saint Joseph Church, in what used to be the Maltese neighborhood.
History It was built during the 16th century following the orders of caïd Ghazi Mustapha Bey.Kamel Tmarzizet, Djerba, l'île des rêves, éd. Société tunisienne des arts graphiques, Tunis, 1997, p. 145 It was restored many times and eventually classified as a national historical monument.Salah-Eddine Tlatli, Djerba. L'île des Lotophages, éd. Cérès Productions, Tunis, 1967, p. 153
Architecture
The monument is small in size in comparison to other mosques. It has a sober architecture with white walls and a unique minaret. It has a big courtyard and large cistern to collect rainwater.
Rite In the beginning, the mosque was the only one that followed the hanafi rite, a rite of the royal family, the court and some Turkish families on the island. Later, this was converted to the maliki rite.
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