Sidi Ali Ben Ziyad Mosque
Sidi Ali Ben Ziyad Mosque (), was a Tunisian mosque located in the west of the medina of Tunis. It does not exist anymore. Localization. The mosque was located in Sidi Ali Ben Ziyad Street, behind Dar El Bey. Etymology. It got its name from a saint, Sidi Ali ibn Ziyad, a jurisconsult from Ifriqiya and a Malikite Imam. History. According to the historian Mohamed Belkhodja, Sidi Ali ibn Ziyad died in 799 and was buried in this mosque, which means it existed in the 9th century.