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Al-Zaytuna Mosque or Ez-Zitouna or Ezzitouna Mosque (Arabic: جامع الزيتونة literally meaning the Mosque of Olive) is a major mosque in Tunis Tunisia.The mosque is the oldest in the Capital of Tunisia and covers an area of 5000 square metres (1.2 acres) with nine entrances.It has 160 authentic columns brought originally from the ruins of the old city of Carthage. The mosque is known to host one of the first and greatest universities in the history of Islam.