Madrasa El Bachia
{{Short description|Madrasa in Tunis, Tunisia}}
Madrasa El Bachia ({{langx|ar|المدرسة الباشية}}) is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis, located in the Rue des Libraires,{{Cite web|language=fr|title=Médersa Al Bachiya|url=http://www.commune-tunis.gov.tn/publish/content/article.asp?id=378|website=commune-tunis.gov.tn|access-date=21 February 2016}} near the Al-Zaytuna Mosque and in front of the Guachachine Hammam.
History
File:Médersa El Bachia Tunis.jpg
Madrasa El Bachia was built in 1752 during the reign of the Husainid Abu l-Hasan Ali I. It was dedicated to the Hanafi education.
In the 1980s, and with the help of the ministry of Vocational Training and Employment, the madrasa was re-established once more as a training center.
Description
The madrasa has 13 rooms for students, a prayer room and a library. It has a public fountain close to the entrance, added later for visitors.
The building showcases the classical architecture of a madrasa: the courtyard gives access to the rooms through porticos surrounding three sides while the fourth gave access to the prayer room and the library.
File:Medersa Bachiya.JPG|Door of the madrasa
File:Médersa El Bachia 010.jpg|Commemorative plaque
File:Madressa e bachia 14.jpg|Vestibule of the madrasa
File:Médersa El Bachia.JPG|Court of the madrasa
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External links
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- {{Cite web|language=fr|title=Medersa el Bachia|url=http://culture.alecso.org/medinatunis/index.php/fr/decouvertes/medersa-el-bachia|website=culture.alecso.org|access-date=21 February 2016}}
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