Great Mosque of Sousse

The Great Mosque of Sousse is a historical mosque in the coastal city of Sousse, Tunisia. Its construction dates back to the year 851 during the rule of the Aghlabid dynasty of the Abbasid Caliphate. It was commissioned by Prince Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn al-Aghlab. It was renovated and restored several times during the tenth and seventeenth centuries, and it is adjacent to Ribat. Sousse, which affected the appearance of the fortified mosque with a wall with balconies and watchtowers overlooking the beach, to enable it to confront the attackers from behind. And that this mosque has a rectangular structure consisting of a courtyard that includes a group of arcades and columns and the prayer hall opens to it, and it does not have a minaret, and this may be because the High Ribat Tower, which was previously a minaret, is located near it, and it is worth noting that the Great Mosque of Sousse was included in List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.