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Madrasa of Zawiya El Bokria

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

History

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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

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

References

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