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  • Tourbet el Bey

  • Tourbet el Bey

    Tourbet el Bey is a royal mausoleum of the Husainid dynasty beys, located in Medina of Tunis, Tunisia. It was built during the reign of Ali II ibn Hussein, the fourth bey of Tunis from the Husainid dynasty who ruled between 1759 and 1782 AD. The mausoleum, which is considered the largest funerary monument in Tunis, was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Medina of Tunis.
    World Heritage Site
    Tourbet el Bey
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    Tourbet el Bey

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1979

    tomb

    Tombs and Necropolises

    Location

    Tunisia

    Tunis

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    18th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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