Old Guermassa Mosque - Guermassa, Tunisia
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N 32° 59.136 E 010° 15.088
32S E 616929 N 3650385
This mosque served the old town of Guermassa, now abandoned.
Waymark Code: WM163YR
Location: Tunisia
Date Posted: 04/29/2022
Views: 1
Guermassa was founded in the 12th century, then fortified to prevent Arab incursions. Like the other Berber villages located in the region, it was provided with fortified granaries laid out above a troglodyte settlement.
Upon Tunisia's independence, President Bourguiba , in his plan to modernize the country, visited the region and persuaded the inhabitants to leave the troglodyte settlements and to come and settle in the newly created towns. Thus, in the 70s, the Berbers gradually abandoned their secular dwellings and moved the new town of Guermassa and Tataouine.
Nowadays it's an atmospheric place, easy to reach by car and ready to be explored.
The mosque it's of a different age, younger than the settlement and its ruined buildings. It was built in the 40's and is kept in relatively good condition. Doesn't look like it's usually used but it's properly locked and apparently can be brought back to active service anytime.
Type: Current mosque
Address: Not listed
Website reference (required if no minaret or 2nd photo): Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Posting a photo of your visit is strongly encouraged but not required. There is NO requirement that you enter inside the mosque as some mosques may not allow this. Please refrain from taking pictures inside the mosque if it is not permitted by the management and generally have respect for the reliqious nature of the site.
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