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MAUSOLEUM OF SHEIKH AMMI BRAHIM

Situated below on the south side of the Ksar, founded in the 15th century, this monument is a mosque and burial fraction adjacent to the tomb of Sheikh Ammi Brahim.

This mosque has a room half of which underground. It is surmounted by a small room in half level as compared to the ground and the ceiling of the whole. The great hall at ground level outside is opened by arches on one side, and a wide screen wall above the tomb of Sheikh Ammi Brahim. A whole wall is pierced with niches and half-moon shaped openings. Pillars with irregular implementation bear bows and battens that support palm-trunk girder.

Terrace covers all accessible by a staircase outside and surrounded by a parapet wall that the perimeter of the mosque. An area prolongs the prayer hall.

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