Madrasa El Achouria

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Madrasa El Achouria is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis. It was built in the Ottoman Tunisia.

This madrasa became a heritage monument on October 19, 1992. [1]

Location

Located at 62 Haouanet Achour Street, from which come its name, this madrasa is the only one that has a minaret (15,3 meters high). [2]

It was built on the remains of Madrasa Ibn Tafargine.

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References

  1. "Décret du 19 octobre 1992 relatif au classement de monuments historiques et de sites archéologiques". docartis.com (in French). Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. Archives de l'Association de sauvegarde de la médina de Tunis (1981). Medersa Achouria (in French). Tunis: Association de sauvegarde de la médina de Tunis. p. 4.