The Mosque of Muhammad ibn Khairun at Qayrawan (866): one of the earliest surviving examples of a small neighborhood mosque, it is distinguished by its nine-bay plan (which will have a major role in the development of funerary and royal architecture) and its stucco decoration.

 

Facade of the mosque

   

 

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