Dar Hussein

Dar Hussein, is an old palace in the .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: palace of the Medina of Tunis
  • Also known as: “Dār Ḩusayn” and “المعهد الوطني للتراث”
  • Address: مدينة تونس العتيقة, تونس

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dar El Haddad and Ksar Mosque.

Castle
Photo: Wildtunis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the oldest palaces in the .

Mosque
Photo: Rais67, Public domain.
or Jemaâ Al Ksar, also of the Hanafi rite, is a in , .

Mosque
Photo: Sami Mlouhi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Hentati is a small in the west of the , in souk El Leffa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Medina of Tunis and Montfleury.

Suburb
Photo: Raspail, Public domain.
The is the medina quarter of , the capital of . It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. The Medina contains some 700 monuments, including palaces, , mausoleums, madrasas and fountains dating from various periods.

Suburb
Photo: DrFO.Jr.Tn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is the capital of . There are quite a few must-see attractions, especially if you include the ruins of , which are easily accessed from here, and the Punic ports are interesting, too.

Dar Hussein

Latitude
36.79567° or 36° 47′ 44″ north
Longitude
10.17057° or 10° 10′ 14″ east
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
8F8GQ5WC+76
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3682664995
Open­Street­Map feature
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historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
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Geo­Names ID
12018692
Wiki­data ID
Q3015945
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Dar Hussein” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المعهد الوطني للتراث بتونس”
  • Arabic: “دار حسين”
  • French: “Dar Hussein”
  • French: “Institut national du patrimoine”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Dar Hussein”
  • Hausa: “Dar Hussein”
  • Italian: “Dar Hussein”
  • Lingala: “Dar Hussein”
  • Persian: “دار حسین”
  • Spanish: “Dar Hussein”
  • Turkish: “Dar Hüseyin”
  • Urdu: “دار حسین”

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