Madrasa El Mettichia
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Coordinates: 36°48′18″N 10°09′55″E / 36.804903°N 10.165245°E
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Entrance of the madrasa
Madrasa El Mettichia (Arabic: المدرسة المتيشية) is one of the madrasahs of Tunis.
Location[]
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Metallic plaque indicating the Ben Metticha Street
The madrasa is located in the southwest of the suburb of Bab Souika, between Ben Metticha and Bou Sandel streets.
History[]
Madrasa El Mettichia was built in 1705 by Ahmed Lagha with the sober architecture of the Hafsid dynasty.
Description[]
The building has a typical architecture: a courtyard with two porticos that gives access to the rooms and the prayer room. The latrines are separated from the courtyard by a small courtyard.
Nowadays, the madrasa is in a bad state.
View of the madrasa with its northern sabat (covered pathway)
View of the southern sabat
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Categories:
- Madrasas in the medina of Tunis