At middle - Al-Zaytuna Mosque, also known as Ez-Zitouna Mosque, and El-Zituna Mosque (Arabic: جامع الزيتونة, literally meaning the Mosque of Olive), is a major mosque at the center of the Medina of Tunis in Tunis, Tunisia. The mosque is the oldest in the Capital of Tunisia and covers an area of 5,000 square metres (1.2 acres) with nine entrances.[1] It has 160 authentic columns brought originally from the ruins of the old city of Carthage. The mosque is known to host one of the first and greatest universities in the history of Islam. Many Muslim scholars were graduated from the Al-Zaytuna for over a thousand years. Portrait of Habib Bourguiba in the right side. He was a Tunisian lawyer, nationalist leader and statesman who led the country from 1956 to 1987 as Prime minister of the Kingdom of Tunisia (1956–57) then as the first President of Tunisia (1957–87). Prior to his presidency, he led the nation to independence from France, ending the 75-year-old protectorate and earning the title of `Supreme Combatant`.
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Zaghouan Water Temple and the remains of the sacred spring, Le Temple des Eaux, Le parc national de Jebel Zaghouan (sometimes mistaken for Roman thermal Antonin Baths). It is the starting point of the Zaghouan Aqueduct, collecting water from mountain sources. Djebel Zaghwan Mountain is seen in the background.
