the mosque
View from the ribat on mosque and the sea. Monastir, Tunisia.
Monastir is a city on the central coast of Tunisia, in the Sahel area, (20 km south of Sousse and 162 km south of Tunis). Traditionally a fishing port, Monastir is now a major tourist resort. Its population is 41,400. It is the capital of Monastir Governorate.
The mosque (standing by by the ribat) is the main mosque of Monastir, which is totally dwarfed as it is placed next to the ribat. It was built in the 9th century, and rebuilt by the Zirids in the 11th.
the mosque
View from the ribat on mosque and the sea. Monastir, Tunisia.
Monastir is a city on the central coast of Tunisia, in the Sahel area, (20 km south of Sousse and 162 km south of Tunis). Traditionally a fishing port, Monastir is now a major tourist resort. Its population is 41,400. It is the capital of Monastir Governorate.
The mosque (standing by by the ribat) is the main mosque of Monastir, which is totally dwarfed as it is placed next to the ribat. It was built in the 9th century, and rebuilt by the Zirids in the 11th.