Dar Zarrouk is one of the palaces of the old town of Tunis. It is one of the largest historical palaces in Tunis.

Localization

The palace is located on the street of Judges near the palace of

Khurasanid dynasty The Khurasanid Dynasty ( ar, بنو خراسان, Banu Khurasan) was a Sanhaja Berber Sunni Muslim dynasty centered in Tunisia. It ruled an independent principality in Tunis from 1059 to 1148 when they became governors of Ifriqiya under the Siculo ...

's princes.

History

Dar Zarrouk is an aristocratic house that belongs to the Zarrouk family, we can mention for example Abou Abdallah Mohamed Larbi Zarrouk, a minister under the reign of Hammuda ibn Ali. The palace was constructed by a privateer and Dey Murad during the seventeenth century, and it was modified by the Zarrouk family during the eighteenth century.

Architecture

It is composed mainly of a ground floor, the new owners added another house for their guests and a room to rest on the terraces. We can also find other outbuildings in the palace, such as a Grain Mill, a space to pray, and an inner garden.Jacques Revault, Palais et demeures de Tunis (xviiie et xixe siècles), vol. II, éd. Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Paris, 1971, p. 154-185 Mohamed Zarrouk, son of the minister

Mohamed Larbi Zarrouk Mohamed Larbi Zarrouk ( ar, أبو عبد الله محمد العربي زروق), (born October 29, 1822, Le Bardo, died June 4, 1902, Medina), was a Tunisian politician. Family background He was born into a Sharifian family of landowners from ...

built three more apartments during the nineteenth century.

References

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