Tripoli Mosque

Abstract

The part of the mosque which Urdu speakers in South Asia refer to as the ghusal khana, lit. "place of bathing." This is where worshippers come to perform the ablutions necessary to ensure ritual purity before saying their prayers. -MA

Image Notes

Photograph created 1963. Photograph processed September 1963. Formerly cataloged as B.04.048. Notes written on the slide or index: Tripoli - Fountain, Tripoli Bath-house.

Curator Notes

Legacy Subcollection: "D: Tripoli"

Identifier D.048
Collection D: North Africa
Location Tripoli, Libya
Year 1963
Batch Stamp SEP 63
Written Date 1963
Printed Date September, 1963
Slide Notes Tripoli - Fountain
Index Notes Tripoli Bath-house