Madrasa Bir Lahjar

Madrasa Bir Lahjar is a monument in Bab Benat, Tunis. Madrasa Bir Lahjar is situated nearby to the library Dar Ben Achour, as well as near the castle Hayreddin Palace.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dar Ben Achour and Hayreddin Palace.

Dar Ben Achour

Library

Photo: Sami Mlouhi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dar Ben Achour, previously known as Dar Bouattour is a palace in the medina of Tunis, built in the 17th century and located in the Pasha Street. Nowadays, it houses the library of the city of Tunis.

Hayreddin Palace

Castle

Photo: Rais67, Public domain.

Hayreddin Palace is an old palace in the Medina of Tunis. It is the current Museum of Tunis. Hayreddin Palace is situated 130 metres northeast of Madrasa Bir Lahjar.

The National Library of Tunisia is the legal deposit and copyright library for Tunisia. It was founded in 1885, then known as the French Library, and then the People's library. National Library of Tunisia is situated 390 metres west of Madrasa Bir Lahjar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Medina of Tunis and Montfleury.

Medina of Tunis

Suburb

Photo: Raspail, Public domain.

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 various periods.

Montfleury

Suburb

Photo: DrFO.Jr.Tn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Montfleury is a suburb.

Lafayette

Suburb

Photo: Youssefbensaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lafayette is the central district of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, which occupies the area north of Avenue Habib Bourguiba between Bab el Khadra on the west and Avenue Mohammed V on the east.

Madrasa Bir Lahjar

Type: Monument
Location: Bab Benat, Tunis, Tunis Governorate, Northern Tunisia, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

36.80071° or 36° 48′ 3″ north

Longitude

10.16765° or 10° 10′ 4″ east

Elevation

19 metres (62 feet)

Open location code

8F8GR529+73

GeoNames ID

11496118

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