2024

FADHLOUN MOSQUE

Religious buildings

Dating from the 14th century, the Fadhloun mosque is one of the most amazing on the island. The monument is composed of three sub-assemblies: a prayer hall built in the middle of a fenced courtyard whose floor is covered with lime, interior dependencies including a main room dedicated to Quranic teaching and two minor rooms intended one for housing, the other for food reserves, and finally exterior dependencies for ritual ablutions and a Quranic school. Finally, the complex includes an underground grain mill and bakery!

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