Dar Ibn Abi Dhiaf

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Dar Ibn Abi Dhiaf is a palace in the medina of Tunis, located near the Pasha Street and Sidi Mahrez Mosque, in the Ibn Abi Diaf dead end.

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Metallic plaque indicating the Ibn Abi Diaf dead end.

The palace was built by the minister Ahmad ibn Abi Diyaf in the 19th century. [1]

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References

  1. Jacques Revault (1971). Palais et demeures de Tunis (XVIIIe et XIXe siècles) (in French). II. Paris: Centre national de la recherche scientifique. pp. 363–366.