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Tourbet el Bey
Tourbet el Bey
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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.
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Country: Tunisia
District: Tunis Governorate
Category: Tombs and Necropolises
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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Elevation: 11 m
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