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Jerba mosques:
Jama' Mastiri


There is only very little that makes this mosque a mosque. Most of the structures are typical for Jerba's profane architecture, but from one corner a one-of-a-kind minaret points to the sky.
Since the minaret is small, and doesn't really look like a minaret, someone must have come up with the idea of emphasizing its functionality with a light bulb – an element I have never seen used like this before.


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