Madrasa El Mettichia
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File:La médersa El Mettichia photo 2 المدرسة المتيشية.jpg
Entrance of the madrasa
Madrasa El Mettichia (Arabic: المدرسة المتيشية) is one of the madrasahs of Tunis.
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Location
File:Plaque métallique indiquant la rue Ben Metticha photo 2 نهج ابن متيشه.jpg
Metalic plaque indicating the Ben Metticha Street
The madrasa is located in the southwest of the suburb of Bab Souika, between Ben Metticha and Bou Sandel streets.
History
Madrasa El Mettichia was built in 1705 by Ahmed Lagha with the sober architecture of the Hafsid dynasty.
Description
The building has a typical architecture: a courtyard with two porticos that gives access to the rooms and the prayer room. The latrines are separated from the courtyard by a small courtyard.
Nowadays, the madrasa is in a bad state.
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La médersa El Mettichia photo 1 المدرسة المتيشية.jpg
View of the madrasa with its northern sabat (covered pathway)
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Sabat au voisinage de la médersa El Mettichia photo 2 المدرسة المتيشية.jpg
View of the southern sabat
References
- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the français Wikipedia.
