Prayer Times in Tunis

About Prayer Times in Tunis

Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, is home to approximately 2.7 million people in its metropolitan area. Tunisia is a predominantly Sunni Muslim country of the Maliki school, with approximately 98% of the population identifying as Muslim. Tunis has historically been one of the Arab world's most intellectually open cities — home to the Zitouna Mosque, one of the oldest universities in the world (founded 737 CE), which trained Islamic scholars for over a millennium and continues as a centre of Islamic learning today.

Tunisia's prayer times are administered by the Ministry of Religious Affairs using the Muslim World League method. At 36.8°N, Tunis shares a similar latitude to Algiers, producing comparable seasonal variation — Fajr ranges from approximately 3:30 AM in summer to 6:25 AM in winter, and Isha from around 10:30 PM (summer) to 6:20 PM (winter). Times are announced on national broadcast media and printed in the major Arabic-language newspapers.

The Great Mosque of Zitouna in the heart of the Tunis Medina (UNESCO World Heritage Site) is the oldest mosque in Tunisia and the central landmark of the city's historic quarter. Its name — "The Olive Tree" — reflects the olive tree traditionally said to have stood at the site. The surrounding Medina, with its souks and zawiyas, was shaped by centuries of Islamic urban culture. The nearby ancient city of Kairouan (90 km south) — with the Great Mosque of Kairouan, one of the most important Islamic sites in North Africa — further defines Tunisia's place in Islamic civilisation.