Madrasa of Zawiya El Bokria

Madrasa of Zawiya El Bokria (Arabic: مدرسة الزاوية البكرية‎‎) is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis.

History

It was built during the Hafsid dynasty. The name of this madrasa come from Abou Bakr, one of the descendants of Uthman.

It contains a madrasa and a mausoleum, which is the same at Madrasa Marjania.

Many descendants of this family became great imams of the Al-Zaytuna Mosque such as Ali Tej El Arifin Bokri.

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.

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