Abu Zakariya Yahya
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Abu Zakariya Yahya was the second Caliph of the Hafsid Caliphate in Ifriqiya. He was the grandson of Abu Hafs Ümar Ibn Yahya Al-Hintati, the leader of the Hintata and governor Of Ifriqiya.
Gold dinar of Abu Zakariya Yahya From Tlemcen.
Minaret of the Kasbah Mosque, Tunisia, built by order of Abu Zakariya
Kasbah Mosque, Tunis
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Kasbah Mosque is a mosque in the Tunis, Tunisia. It stands in the Kasbah district of the historic medina of Tunis. It was built between 1230 and 1233 on the orders of the first Hafsid ruler, Abu Zakar
Abu Zakariya Yahya
…established his capital in Tunis where mosques, madrasas, souks and other buildings were built. Amongst this work was the Madrasa al-Shammā'iyya and the mosque of the Kasbah. He began diplomatic and commercial relations with Emperor Frederick II of Swabia, the Crown of Aragon, Provence, Languedoc, with Venice, Pisa and…
Tunis Mosqué Kasbah
Front of the mosque, with an arcade or portico along its façade (right)
View of the minaret
Sebka motif on one of the façades of the minaret