Madrasa Sidi Ali Chiha
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The madrasa of Sidi Ali Chiha (Arabic: مدرسة سيدي علي شيحة) is one of the madrasas of the medina of Tunis attached to a zaouïa and built during the reign of Sadok Bey.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]It takes its name from the saint Sidi Ali Chiha, sheikh of the Aïssawa brotherhood, died in 1854.
Location
[edit | edit source]It is located on rue du Salut, in the El Halfaouine district, at the northern suburb of the medina of Tunis. It is only a few meters away from the Saheb Ettabaa Madrasah.
History
[edit | edit source]It was built in 1852 by the Husainid minister Mustapha Khaznadar, who had huge respect for the spiritual leader of the Aïssawas brotherhood.[1]
Evolution
[edit | edit source]This monument, completely restored in 1995,[2] housed for years the National Calligraphy Center1.
References
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