Madrasa Al Husseiniya Al Kubra (Arabic: المدرسة الحسينية الكبرى) also known as the Tourbet El Bey Madrasa, is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis.[1]
Location
A panel with the name of the madrasa
The madrasa is located in Tourbet El Bey Street, next to Tourbet El Bey Mausoleum itself.
History
It was built during the reign of Ali II ibn Hussein in 1777. It is considered one of the medina's biggest madrasas with more than 40 rooms.[2]
Architecture
The madrasa has two floors and a large hall. The 43 rooms are used to host students of Al-Zaytuna University.
Also, it has a prayer room that was used for praying and teaching.
References
^Mohamed Béji Ben Mami, Madāris madīnat Tūnis min al-‘ahd al-hafsī ila al-‘ahd al-husainī, Tunis, Institut national du patrimoine, 2006
^Ahmed Saadaoui, Tunis, ville ottomane : trois siècles d'urbanisme et d'architecture, Tunis, Centre de publication universitaire, 2001, 538 p. (ISBN978-9973-37-023-5)
