Great Mosque of Sfax- Travel Tips

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The Great Mosque of Sfax, located in the medina, was constructed around 849 AD during the Aghlabid dynasty. Its architecture features a large hypostyle prayer hall and a rectangular courtyard, with rows of arches supported by reused ancient columns. The mosque has undergone several renovations, notably during the Zirid and Ottoman periods. Significant work was carried out in the 18th century, expanding the prayer hall in 1758 and 1774. The mosque also contains a central mihrab from the 18th century, decorated with Kufic Arabic inscriptions, and a smaller earlier mihrab from the Zirid period.