Madrasa El Achouria

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Courtyard of the madrasa

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.

  • Entrance of the Madrasa Achouria

  • Celebration at the madrasa Achouria

  • Facade of Madrasa El Achouria

  • Minaret of Madrasa El Achouria

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.

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