Mosque Name: Great Mosque of Susa
Country: Tunisia
City: Susa
Year of construction (AH): 236 H
Year of construction (AD): 850 AD
GPS: 35°49’36.76”N 10°38’23.07”E
ArchNet: http://archnet.org/sites/4194
Gibson Classification: Parallel
Rebuilt facing Mecca: never
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Description:
The Great Mosque of Susa, Tunisia below and right from the Ribat Fort in the photo above. Its qibla direction is also towards South Africa and is parallel to a line drawn from Petra to Mecca. The mosque qibla faces south at 163.7 degrees.
The Susa Mosque Qibla
Parallel Qiblas are those roughly parallel to a line drawn between Petra and Mecca
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