Hassan ibn al-Nu'man al-Ghassani

حسان بن النعمان الغساني (Known as "The Ghassanid Elder")

Conqueror of Carthage, Founder of the City and Port of Tunis

Born c. 635 AD

Syria (Ghassanid Realm), Syria

Passed Away c. 705 AD Damascus, Syria

Lifespan ~70 years old

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"From the ashes of ancient Carthage, his hands founded Tunis as a harbor of faith and seafaring majesty."

Archival Overview

Umayyad supreme commander who conquered Byzantine Carthage in 698 AD, founded the city and naval shipyard of Tunis, established the Ez-Zitouna Mosque, and organized the civilian administration of Ifriqiya.

Biographical Record

Hassan ibn al-Nu'man, known as 'al-Shaykh al-Amin' (the Trustworthy Elder), was appointed governor of Ifriqiya by Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan with an army of 40,000 veterans. In 698 AD, Hassan captured the formidable Byzantine fortress of Carthage, dismantling its seaward walls to prevent Byzantine naval recapture.

Recognizing the strategic security of the Lake of Tunis, Hassan founded the new Arab-Islamic city of Tunis at the small Berber village of Tunes, digging a naval channel to the sea, building the naval arsenal (Dar al-Sina'a), and laying the foundations of the Ez-Zitouna Mosque, making him the historic father of the modern capital of Tunisia.

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Final Resting Place

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Bab Saghir Historical Cemetery
Damascus, Syria

                         GPS: 33.5042, 36.3062                    

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