Madrasa of Zawiya El Bokria

Summary

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

History edit

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.

El Bokri Family edit

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

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