Dar Ben Achour
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Sami Mlouhi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hayreddin Palace and Dar Al Jaziri.
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 120 metres east of Dar Ben Achour.
Dar Al Jaziri
Castle
Photo: Ratio55b23, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dar Al Jaziri is a palace in the medina of Tunis. Located in the Tribunal Street, a few meters from Dar Lasram, it was one of the residences of the Jaziri family between the 12th and 18th centuries. Dar Al Jaziri is situated 140 metres northeast of Dar Ben Achour.
National Library of Tunisia
Library
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 southwest of Dar Ben Achour.
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.
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of Tunisia. There are quite a few must-see attractions, especially if you include the ruins of Carthage, which are easily accessed from here, and the Punic ports are interesting, too.
Dar Ben Achour
- Type: Library
- Description: palace of the Medina of Tunis
- Categories: palace, castle, historic site, and education
- Location: Tunis Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
36.80144° or 36° 48′ 5″ northLongitude
10.16711° or 10° 10′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8F8GR528+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 5668536175OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q3015921
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Dar Ben Achour” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دار ابن عاشور”
- Arabic: “دار بن عاشور”
- French: “Dar Ben Achour”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Dar Ben Achour”
- Hausa: “Dar Ben Achour”
- Spanish: “Dar Ben Achour”
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Highlights include Bir Lahjar and Place du Tribunal.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dar Ben Achour”. Photo: Sami Mlouhi, CC BY-SA 4.0.