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The Great Mosque of Kairouan is made of mainly stone and baked bricks. The walls are 1.9 meters (6.2 feet) thick and 4 meters (13.1 feet) tall. It is 10,800 square meters (115,660 square feet), with the courtyard being about 3484 square meters (11430.5 square feet). It was built in the 7th century, around 670 C.E.
Architectural Terms
Mihrab - A niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the Qibla, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca towards which Muslims should face when praying.
Lalla Rihana Gate - Sits on the eastern side of the mosque, projecting from the mammoth mosque walls. It leads to a cemetery and was built in 1294.
Maqsura - An enclosure, box, or wooden screen near the Mithra.
Qibla wall - A wall in the mosque that faces Mecca.
Central Nave - The central part of a church building, supposed to hold most of the congregation.
Courtyard - A section without a roof, mostly surrounded in the walls of the building. This on is filled with decorated flagstones.
Southern Portico - Porch leading up to the entrance of a building.
Thoroughfares - A road connecting two places
Minaret - Type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques. Tall and slender, with a balcony at the top.
Mihrab
Minaret
Courtyard
Central Nave
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