Madrasa Al Husseiniya Al Kubra ( ar, المدرسة الحسينية الكبرى) also known as the Tourbet El Bey Madrasa, is one of the
madrasa
Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...
hs of the
medina of Tunis
The Medina of Tunis is the medina quarter of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.
The Medina contains some 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and fountains dating from ...
.
Location
The madrasa is located in Tourbet El Bey Street, next to Tourbet El Bey Mausoleum itself.
History
It was built during the reign of
Ali II ibn Hussein
Ali II ibn Hussein (24 November 1712 – 26 May 1782) ( ar, أبو الحسن علي باي) was the fourth leader of the Husainid Dynasty and the ruler of Tunisia from 1759 until his death in 1782.
See also
*Moustapha Khodja
*Muhamm ...
in 1777. It is considered one of the medina's biggest madrasas with more than 40 rooms.
[Ahmed Saadaoui, Tunis, ville ottomane : trois siècles d'urbanisme et d'architecture, Tunis, Centre de publication universitaire, 2001, 538 p. ()]
Architecture
The madrasa has two floors and a large hall. The 43 rooms are used to host students of
Al-Zaytuna University.
Also, it has a prayer room that was used for praying and teaching.
References
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Madrasas in the medina of Tunis