Medina of Tunis

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UNESCO World Heritage Site historic district old town

The Medina of Tunis is the historic walled old town of Tunisia’s capital, renowned for its maze-like streets, traditional souks, and rich Islamic architectural heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historic district ⓘ
old town ⓘ
architecturalStyle Maghrebi architecture ⓘ
surface form: Hafsid architecture

Islamic architecture ⓘ
Ottoman architecture ⓘ
capitalOfCountry Tunisia ⓘ
contains caravanserais ⓘ
madrasas ⓘ
palaces ⓘ
traditional souks ⓘ
zaouias ⓘ
country Tunisia ⓘ
foundedBy Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
surface form: Umayyad dynasty
governingBody Municipality of Tunis ⓘ
hasCityWall yes ⓘ
hasPart Bab Jedid ⓘ
Bab Souika ⓘ
Bab El Bhar ⓘ
surface form: Bab el Bhar

Dar Ben Abdallah ⓘ
Dar Hussein ⓘ
Kasbah of Tunis ⓘ
Souk El Attarine ⓘ
Souk El Berka NERFINISHED ⓘ
Souk El Trouk ⓘ
Tourbet El Bey ⓘ
Zitouna Mosque ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageStatus well-preserved historic urban fabric ⓘ
inception 7th century ⓘ
languageUsed Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn Tunis NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time ⓘ
partOf Tunis Governorate ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
significantBuilding Zitouna Mosque ⓘ
significantPeriod Aghlabid dynasty ⓘ
Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Hafsid dynasty ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
streetPlan maze-like ⓘ
topLevelAdministrativeDivision Tunis Governorate ⓘ
tourism major tourist attraction in Tunisia ⓘ
UNESCOcriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(v) ⓘ
UNESCOinscriptionYear 1979 ⓘ
UNESCOregion Arab world ⓘ
surface form: Arab States
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 36 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tunis → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Medina of Tunis ⓘ
Tunis Governorate → contains → Medina of Tunis ⓘ
Tunis → hasLandmark → Medina of Tunis ⓘ
Avenue Habib Bourguiba → near → Medina of Tunis ⓘ