Mosque Name:Ribat Fortress and Mosque
Country: Tunisia
City: Ribat
Year of construction (AH): 153 AH
Year of construction (AD): 770 AD
GPS: 35.827625 10.638728
Gibson Classification: Parallel
Rebuilt facing Mecca: never
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Description:
The Ribat Fortress in Susa, Tunisia is in the photo below. The Ribat fort’s foundations were laid in 770 AD, and its last stage of construction was in 822 AD. It is attributed to the Aghlabid Ziyadat Allah. The building consists of a fortified enclosure with one entrance, and attached towers in the corners and in the middle of the walls. The courtyard is surrounded by vaulted porticoes on two levels with cells behind. The southern side of the second floor is occupied by a mosque with a mihrab in its center, pointing south rather than towards Mecca or Petra. This fortress is similar to other north African mosques in that it points south. However it points more directly south than the Susa Mosque which is just below and to the right in the photo below. The mosque in the fort has a qibla facing south at 179.7 degrees.
The Ribat Fortress Qibla
Various other 'Parallel' Qiblas.
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