Dar Al Jaziri () is a palace in 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 ...

. Located in the Tribunal Street, a few meters from

Dar Lasram Dar Lasram is one of the palaces of the medina of Tunis. It is located at 24 Tribunal Street. History The Lasram's, an aristocratic family of Tunis, descend from a Yemeni tribe settled in Kairouan. It is composed of rich landowners. Most of the ...

, it was one of the residences of the Jaziri family between the 12th and 18th centuries. In 1937, it housed the second

Neo Destour The New Constitutional Liberal Party (, '; French: ''Nouveau Parti libéral constitutionnel''), most commonly known as Neo Destour, was a Tunisian political party founded in 1934 in Dar Ayed, the house of independence activist Ahmed Ayed, by a g ...

congress. Listed as an historical building in 1992, it is nowadays the seat of the House of Poetry. Near the palace stands the family mausoleum known as Tourbet Al Jaziri, its door opening in front of Dar Lasram. Dar El Jaziri دار الجزيري.jpg, Facade of Dar El Jaziri Plaque commémorative du Dar Al Jaziri اللوحة التذكارية لدار الجزيري.jpg, Commemorative plaque of Dar Al Jaziri COUPJAZ.JPG, Dome of Tourbet Al Jaziri Rue tribunal10.jpg, tribunal Street 3dar jaziri-beit chiir.jpg, Hall of Dar Al Jaziri

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* Jaziri {{Tunisia-stub