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Madrasa El Bachia
Madrasa El Bachia
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Madrasa El Bachia
Madrasa El Bachia is a historical Islamic school located near the Al-Zaytuna Mosque in the old city of Tunis. It was founded in 1752 AD by Abu l-Hasan Ali I, the second bey of the Husainid Dynasty, and was dedicated to the Hanafi education. Madrasa El Bachia was renovated in the 1980s and it includes today a training center. In 1979, it was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of Medina of Tunis.
Site Information
Country: Tunisia
District: Tunis Governorate
Category: Mosques and Islamic Buildings
Site History: 18th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Islamic
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Medina of Tunis
Date of Inscription: 1979
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