Cosa Fare in Tunisia

Dar Ben Achour

Dar Ben Achour (Arabic: دار بن عاشور‎) is a palace in the medina of Tunis, built in the 17th century and located in the Pasha Street.

Bab Jedid

Bab Jedid (Arabic: باب الجديد‎), also spelled Bab Djedid or Bab Jdid, is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis.It is the sixth gate pierced in the ramparts of the medina in 1278, under the reign of Hafsid Sovereign Abu Zakariyâ Yahya al-Wathiq (1277-1279).

Sidi Mahrez Mosque

Sidi Mahrez Mosque, also known as Mohamed Bey El Mouradi Mosque, is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia. It is an official historical monument.This mosque is located in Medina area of the city.It was built by Mohamed Bey El Mouradi, son of Mourad Bey II in 1692 in honor of the patron-saint of Tunis Sidi Mahr…

Souk El Haddadine

Souk El Haddadine or souk of the smiths is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis.It is located in the southern part of the medina, in the Smiths Street.The souk was founded during the Hafsid era between 1128 and 1535.It is specialized in producing metal products.The souk is located near Bab Jedid…

Mosque of khelloua of Sidi Mahrez

Sidi Mahrez Khelloua Mosque (Arabic: مسجد خلوية سيدي محرز‎) is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia.This mosque is at 13 Sidi Ayed Street, in the Bab Jedid quarter of the city, south of the Medina of Tunis.The mosque is named for its founder Abu Mohamed Mahrez Ibn Khalaf (Arabic: أبو م?…

Mausoleum of Sidi Mahrez

Dar El Monastiri

Dar El Monastiri (Arabic: دار المنستيري‎) is a palace in the Medina of Tunis.It is located in 9 El Monastiri Street near Sidi Mahrez mausoleum.The palace was built in the 19th century during the reign of Mahmud Bey, by his son Al-Husayn II who later gave it to M'hamed El Monastiri, a n…

Bab El Khadhra

Bab El Khadra is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. The original structure, a simple arch erected in 1320 was destroyed and rebuilt in its current form in 1881 by the French colonisers in order to facilitate commerce.

Ramadhan Bey Square

Ramadan Bey Square (Arabic: ساحة أو بطحاء رمضان باي‎) is one of the squares in the medina of Tunis.It was named after Ramadan Bey (or Romdhane Bey), a sovereign from the Muradid dynasty.Ramadan Bey Square is at the intersection of six streets :Pacha street Bir Lahjar street Sidi…

Souk Ed Dziria

Souk El Dziria (Arabic: سوق الجزيرية‎) or Souk of the Algerians is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis.The origins of the souk's name is not clear.

Souk El Bchamakiya

Souq Al Bchamkiya (Arabic: سوق البشامقية‎) is a former souk of the medina of Tunis, specialized in bechmak (Turkish slippers) trading.The souk was constructed by Yusuf Dey at the same time as his own mosque.

Souk El Kouafi

Souk El Kouafi is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis, specialized in selling women caps.It is located in the east of Al-Zaytuna Mosque.

Dar Hussein

Dar Hussein (Arabic: دارحسين‎), is an old palace in the medina of Tunis.It is located in 4 the castle's place in Bab Mnara district.This palace was the house of many princes, deys and beys for centuries.

El Kobba Mosque

El Koubba Mosque or Mosque of the Dome (Arabic: جامع القبة‎) is a small mosque built in the 11th century in the medina of Tunis. It is located at 41 Tourbet El Bey Street.According to the panel at the entrance of the mosque, it was built in the 11th century.

Madrasa of El Yusefiya

Madrasa El Yusefiya (Arabic: المدرسة اليوسفية‎) is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis.The madrasa was first built near the Kasbah. But after, it got transferred into another building in 29 Es Sabbaghine Street in the first floor of madrasa Es Sabbaghine.

Dar Ben Abdallah

Dar Ben Abdallah (Arabic: دار بن عبد الله‎) is an old palace in the medina of Tunis.It is located in the south district of the Medina of Tunis, near Tourbet El Bey.The palace was built during the 18th century by a noble, Mohamed El Bradaï El Ksontini who later sold it to Slimane Kahia…

Hammouda Pacha Mosque

Hammouda Pacha Mosque or Hamouda Pacha al Mouradi (Arabic: مسجد حمودة باشا‎) is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia.

Madrasa of El Bachia

Madrasa El Bachia (Arabic: المدرسة الباشية‎) is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis, located in the Booksellers Street, near the Al-Zaytuna Mosque, and in front of the Guachachine Hammam.Madrasa El Bachia was built in 1752 during the reign of the Husainid Abu l-Hasan Ali I.

Madrasa of Ennakhla

Madrasa Ennakhla ou Madrasa of the Palm (Arabic: المدرسة السليمانية‎) is a former madrasa and one of the monuments of the Ottoman era in the medina of Tunis.

Madrasa of Al Habibia Al Kubra

Madrasa Al Habibia Al Kubra (arabe : المدرسة الحبيبية الكبرى) is one of the madrasas of Tunis.It is located in 49, Abdel Wahab Street, near the Maâkal Az-Zaïm Square.This school was built in 1926 by Muhammad VI al-Habib.

Souk El Fekka

Souk El Fekka is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis.It is directly located in front of the Ez-Zituna Mosque, near Souk El Attarine.It is possible to buy ingredients for the preparation of cakes present at every celebrations, such as birth, circumcision, marriage or Eid al-Fitr, which marks the…

Dar Othman

Dar Othman is one of the palaces of the medina of Tunis. The residence is located in the south of the medina, 16 El Mebazaâ Street.Dar Othman was built in the end of the sixteenth century (around 1595) by Othman, dey of Tunis, who reigned from 1593 to 1610.

Mosque of Soubhan Allah

The Soubhan Allah Mosque is a mosque located in the Bab Souika arrondissement in Tunis, Tunisia. This mosque was built by the Andalusians, after settling in Tunis, and is dated to around 1624.

Mosque of Laz

Laz Mosque (Arabic: جامع لاز‎) is a small mosque in the west of the medina of Tunis.It is located in Dar El Jeld Street.The mosque got its name from the dey of Tunis Hadj Mohamed Laz, a janissary from Lazistan.According to the commemorative plaque, Hadj Mustapha Laz Dey was buried in the mo…

Dar El Haddad

Dar El Haddad is one of the oldest palaces in the medina of Tunis.This residence is located in the Artillery dead-end, in the historical area of the Khurasanid dynasty, near Bab Menara.

Dar El Bey

Dar El Bey (Arabic: دارالباي‎), also known as the government palace (Arabic: قصر الحكومة‎) is an old palace in the medina of Tunis, more precisely in the city's Kasbah.

Dar Jouini

Dar Jouini (Arabic: دار الجويني), also known as Dar Romdhan Bey (دار رمضان باي) is one of the palaces of the medina of Tunis.The palace is located next to Romdhane Bey Square and just in front of Dar Lasram.The monument was built during the 17th century.

Mosque of Sabkha

Sabkha Mosque (Arabic: جامع السبخة‎) is a Tunisian mosque in the south of the medina of Tunis in Bab Jaziza suburb.It is located in 59 El Sabkha Street.The mosque was built during the Hafsid era and then restored by the minister Youssef Saheb Ettabaa in 1813.

Youssef Dey Mosque

Youssef Dey Mosque, also known as Al B'chamqiya, is a 17th-century mosque in Tunis, Tunisia, located in Medina area of the city.

Or Thora Synagogue

The Or-Thora Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת אור תורה‎; Arabic: كنيس أور تورا بتونس‎) is a synagogue located in the Hara (old city) of the city of Tunis.It was completed in the early 1930s, prior to World War II.

Turbat Al Bai

The Tourbet el Bey (Arabic: تربة الباي‎) is a Tunisian royal mausoleum in the southwest of the medina of Tunis at rue Tourbet el Bey 62.It is the last resting place of most of the Husainid dynasty rulers of Tunisia.

Mosque of Saïda Adjoula

Saida Adjoula Mosque is a mosque in Tunis. It is located in the north of the medina.This mosque is located at number 20, Saida Adjoula Street.The mosque got its name from a saint woman called Saida Adjoula.The mosque was built in 1874 (1291 Hijri) under the reign of the Husainid dynasty, as mentione…

Tourbet Aziza Othmana

Tourbet Aziza Othmana is a Tunisian mausoleum located in the medina of Tunis, at a place called Halqat Al-Naâl1, at the end of the Ech Chamaiya impasse.

Souk Sidi Sridek

Souk Sidi Sridek (Arabic: سوق سيدي سريدك‎) is one of the popular souks of the medina of Tunis. It is specialized in selling daily use products.It is located in Sidi Sridek Street in the Hafsia District in the north-east of Al-Zaytuna Mosque.The souk was founded by Ahmad II in 1940 duri…

Zaytuna Mosque

Al-Zaytuna Mosque, also known as Ez-Zitouna Mosque, and El-Zituna Mosque (Arabic: جامع الزيتونة‎, literally meaning the Mosque of Olive), is a major mosque at the center of the Medina of Tunis in Tunis, Tunisia.

El Jedid Mosque

El Jedid Mosque (Arabic: الجامع الجديد‎) is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia, located in Medina area of the city.

Souk Sidi Boumendil

Souk Sidi Boumendil (Arabic: سوق سيدي بومنديل‎) is one of the popular souks of the medina of Tunis.It is located near the eastern entrance of the medina of Tunis in the Sidi Boumendil Street.

Mosque of El Hafsia

El Hafsia Mosque (Arabic: جامع الحفصية‎) is a small mosque in the Hafsia Hood in the north of the medina of Tunis.It is located in 23 Achour Street.According to the panel at the entrance of the mosque, it was built during the reign of Muhammad VIII al-Amin.

Mosque of Tronja

The Tronja Mosque is a Tunisian mosque, located in the Tronja area, which is a part of the Bab Souika suburb, in the north of the medina of Tunis.The mosque is located at 13, Tronja Street.According to the Andalusian geographer and historian Al-Bakri, the gardens surrounding the city of Tunis produc…

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 the Almohad and the Hafsid periods.Founded in 698 around…

Mosque of Sidi Ameur

Sidi Amor Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي عامر‎), also known as the Sidi Amor small mosque is a Tunisian mosque located in the south of the medina of Tunis.It is an official historical monument since November 16, 1928.The mosque is located in 24 the Sidi Ali Azzouz Street.

Former consulate of England to Tunis

The former British Consulate is a building that housed the United Kingdom consulate in Tunis, Tunisia, later upgraded to an embassy, following Tunisia's independence in 1956.

Beb Bhar Square

Bab Bhar Mosque , also known as Ez-Zraariâ Mosque is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia.It is located in the east side of the old town of Tunis, in the Helket Ez-Zitoun impasse, near Bab Bhar.This mosque was built by Ahmed Ibn Marzouk Ibn Abi Omara Mousseilli in 1282.It has been restored between 1969 and 1…

Bab el Bhar

Bab el Bhar ("the sea gate"), also known as Porte De France (the gate of France), is a city gate in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It marks the separation between the Medina of Tunis and the European city. The gate is made up of a lowered archway and topped by a crenellated parapet.

Souk Edabaghine

Souk Edabaghine (Arabic: سوق الدباغين‎; English: Tanners market), is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis.

Souk Es Sekajine

Souk Es Sekajine (Arabic: سوق السكاجين‎) or Souk Es Sarragine is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis. specializing in leather goods, saddles, and horse harnesses.The term Es Sekajine is a mutation of ach-chakkazine, referring to traditional craftsmen who made achkouz, saddles of hig…

Dar Bach Hamba

Dar Bach Hamba is an old palace in the medina of Tunis.Dar Bach Hamba has witnessed many modifications in its architecture through the decades that made it one of the richest palaces in the medina.

Théâtre municipal de Tunis

The Théâtre municipal de Tunis (engl. Municipal Theatre of Tunis) in Tunisia was first opened on November 20, 1902 and currently showcases opera, ballet, symphonic concerts and dramas featuring numerous Tunisian, Arab and international actors.Homepage of the Théâtre municipal de Tunis

Mosque of El Hentati

El Hentati Mosque ' (Arabic: جامع الهنتاتي‎) is a small mosque in the west of the medina of Tunis, in souk El Leffa.It is located in 88 Souk El Leffa.The mosque was built during the Hafsid era, in which Ibadi was spread in Tunis.

Medersa Slimania

Madrasa Slimania (Arabic: المدرسة السليمانية‎) is a former madrasa and one of the monuments of the Ottoman era in the medina of Tunis.It was built in 1754 by Abu l-Hasan Ali I in memory of his son Suleiman (who was poisoned by his brother), near the Al-Zaytuna Mosque and Souk El K…

Kasbah Mosque

Kasbah Mosque (Arabic: جامع القصبة‎ ; French: Mosquée de la Casbah) is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia. It is a listed Historical Monument.This mosque is located in the Medina, in the Kasbah district which is still home to government buildings.

Souk El Attarine

Souk El Attarine (Arabic: سوق العطارين‎), or souk of spice traders, is the name by which most spice markets are referred to in Arab countries in the Middle East.

Khaldounia

Madrasa Al Khaldounia or simply Khaldounia (Arabic: الخلدونية‎) is the first modern school founded in Tunisia on December 22, 1896.The madrasa is a good example of democracy, as all its members and presidents were elected. It was a free, public and laic institution.

Madrasa of Asfouria

Madrasa Asfouria (Arabic: المدرسة العصفورية‎) is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis, which was constructed during the Hafsid era.The madrasa is located at an alley near Souk El Attarine, between Madrasa Al Khaldounia and Madrasa Hamzia, hence creating a complex of madrasah…

Madrasa of Hamzia

Madrasa Hamzia (Arabic: المدرسة الحمزية‎) is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis. It was built in the 20th century by a rich bourgeois in order to host the University of Ez-Zitouna students coming from Mahdia, Tunisia.The madrasa is located in Souk El Attarine, between the Kh…

Souk El Blaghgia

Souk El Blaghgia is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis.Balgha is an Arabic word that refers to a babouche made of leather and which is considered as a part of the traditional clothes in Tunisia and the Maghreb region in general.The souk is located in the centre of the Medina of Tunis, near Al-Z…

Madrasa of Ech Chamaiya

Madrasa Ech Chamaiya (Arabic: مدرسة الشماعية‎) is one of the madrasahs of the Medina of Tunis.It is located in Al Madrasa Ech Chamaiya alley near souk Echammaine, which later became Souk El Blaghgia.Ech Chamaiya was the first madrasa to be built in the whole Maghreb region between 123…

Mosque of El Habibi

La El Habibi Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الحبيبي‎), also known as Bou Dhebena Mosque (Arabic: مسجد بو ذبانة‎) is a small mosque in the Medina of Tunis.The mosque can be found in 14 Sidi Saber Street.It got its name from Muhammad VI al-Habib, one of the beys of Tunis who ruled the…

Mosque of El Mehras

El Mehrass Mosque ' (Arabic: جامع المهراس‎) is a small mosque in the east of the medina of Tunis.It is located in 1 Jemaa Al-Zaytuna Street, originally named the Church Street.According to the historian Mohamed Belkodja, the mosque was built during the Khurasanid era, a local dystany th…

Mosque of Sidi Bou Hadid

Sidi Bou Hadid Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي بو حديد‎), also known as the Sidi Amor small mosque is a Tunisian mosque located in the north of the medina of Tunis.The mosque is located in 50 the Pacha Street.The mosque got its name from the saint Sidi Bou Hadid, who lived in the 12th cent…

Madrasa of El Unqiya

Madrasa El Unqiya (Arabic: المدرسة العنقية‎) is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis.It is located in Onk El Jamal Street in the Medina of Tunis.It was built in 1333 era under the orders of the sister of the Hafsid sultan Abu Yahya Abu Bakr al-Mutawakkil.

Funduk of the French

The fondouk of the French is a caravanserai located in the medina of Tunis in the old franc1 district. It is near Bab El Bhar.The fondouk was built during the years 1659-1660 under the reign of Hammouda Pasha Bey.

Mosque of Etarraz

Ettarraz Mosque (Arabic: جامع الطراز‎), is a Tunisian mosque located in the west of the medina of Tunis.The mosque can be found in the Sidi Ben Arous Street.Ettarraz Mosque was built in 1836, during the reign of the Husainid dynasty, after an order of the emir Mustapha Ben Mahmoud Ben Mo…

Mosque of El Fell

El Fell Mosque or 'mosque of the chance' (Arabic: جامع الفال‎) is a small mosque located in the Azzafine hood in the Medina of Tunis.The mosque is located in 101 the Kasbah street near the entrance of Souk En Nhas.According to the historian Mohamed Belkhodja, it was built by the Zirids, a…

Palace of Kheireddine

Hayreddin Palace is an old palace in the Medina of Tunis. It is the current Museum of Tunis.It is located in the Tribunal's place, near El Hafsia district.It was built between 1860 and 1870 under the orders of Hayreddin Pasha.The palace was sold in 1881 during the French occupation and became a just…

Club Culturel Taher Haddad

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

Madrasa of El Achouria

Madrasa El Achouria is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis. It was built in the Ottoman Tunisia.This madrasa became a heritage monument on October 19, 1992.Located at 62 Haouanet Achour Street, from which come its name, this madrasa is the only one that has a minaret (15,3 meters high).It wa…

Dar Al Jaziri

Dar Al Jaziri (Arabic: دار الجزيري‎) is a palace in the medina of Tunis. Located in the Tribunal Street, a few meters from Dar Lasram, it was one of the residences of the Jaziri family between the 12th and 18th centuries.In 1937, it housed the second Neo Destour congress.

Zaouia of Sidi Brahim Riahi

Sidi Brahim Riahi Mausoleum (arabic: زاوية سيدي براهيم الرياحي) is one of the most important mausoleums of the medina of Tunis.

Mosque of Ben Hmida

Ben Hmida Mosque (Arabic: جامع بن حميدة‎), is a Tunisian mosque located in the north of the medina of Tunis, in Bab Souika suburb.The mosque is located in 2 El Halib dead-end or the milk "dead-end", near Bab Lakouas, one of the medina's gates that disappeared.According to the commemorat…

Mosque of Melmli

Melmli Mosque (Arabic: جامع الململي‎), is a Tunisian mosque located in the north of the medina of Tunis.The mosque is located in 93 the Pacha Street.The mosque got its name from its founder, bach hamba Slimane Melmli (Arabic: سليمان ململي‎), a statesman and a correspondent…

Mosque of Sidi El Ansari

Sidi El Ansari Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي الأنصاري‎), is a Tunisian mosque located in the Kâadine hood in the north of the medina of Tunis near the Bab Souika suburb.

Mosque of El Borj

El Borj Mosque or Mosque of the tower (Arabic: جامع البرج‎), also known as Sidi Yahia Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي يحيى‎) is a Tunisian mosque in the northern suburb of the Medina of Tunis.It is located in 1 Hedi Saidi Street near Bab Laassal, one the Medina of Tunis's gates.Th…

Palace of Saheb Ettabaâ

Saheb Ettabaâ Palace is an old palace in the Medina of Tunis.It is located in south-west of the Halfaouine square.Youssef Saheb Ettabaa ordered this palace to be built at the beginning of the 19th century.In the same period, the whole Halfaouine district witnessed many modifications: A new mosque (…

Mosque of Hammam El Rmimi

Hammam Remimi Mosque (Arabic: جامع حمام الرميمي‎) is a Tunisian mosque in the Halfaouine hood in the north of the Medina of Tunis.According to the commemorative plaque at the entrance, it was built in 1781 during the Husainid era.The mosque got its name from a hammam near to it that…

Israelit Hospital of Tunis

The Jewish Hospital of Tunis (arabe : المستشفى الإسرائيلي بتونس) was a former Tunisian hospital founded for the Tunisian Jewish community. It was founded by Jewish doctors from Livorno.

Palais de Mustafa Khaznadar

The Khaznadar Palace is a Tunisian palace in the neighborhood of Halfaouin. It is one of the palaces of the Medina of Tunis.The palace is in the northeast of the Halfaouine square.

Mosque of Sidi Belhassen El Halfaoui

Sidi Bellahssan El Halfaoui Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي بلحسن الحلفاوي‎) is a Tunisian mosque in the Halfaouine neighborhood in the Medina of Tunis in Tunisia.It was built in 1640, in the Mouradite era, to commemorate Bellahssan El Halfaoui, one of the Sidi Mohammed El Halfaoui…

Mosque of El Ahmadi

El Ahmadi Mosque (Arabic: جامع الأحمدي‎) is a small mosque in the northern suburb of the Medina of Tunis near Bab El Khadra one of its gates .The mosque can be found in the Bab El Khadra street.According to the commemorative plaque at the entrance of the mosque, it was built in 1933.

Mosque of Sidi Gouicem

Sidi Gouicem Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي قويسم‎), is a Tunisian mosque in the north of the medina of Tunis, in the Bab Souika suburb.The mosque can be found in 39 Naceur Ben Jaafar Street.