Le Bardo ( ar, الباردو ' also Bārdaw, Bardaw, and Bardois) is a
Tunisian city west of
Tunis. As of 2004, the population is 73,953.
Built by the
Hafsid dynasty in the 14th century, the name Bardo comes from the Spanish word "prado" meaning a garden. Bardo became a residence of the Tunis court in the 18th century. With the arrival of
Hussein
Hussein, Hussain, Hossein, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein or Husain (; ar, حُسَيْن ), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-i-N ( ar, ح س ی ن, link=no), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", " ...
ite
bey
Bey ( ota, بك, beğ, script=Arab, tr, bey, az, bəy, tk, beg, uz, бек, kz, би/бек, tt-Cyrl, бәк, translit=bäk, cjs, пий/пек, sq, beu/bej, sh, beg, fa, بیگ, beyg/, tg, бек, ar, بك, bak, gr, μπέης) is ...
s, Bardo became a political, intellectual and religious center. The ancient beys' residence was the site of the Tunisian National Assembly headquarters, and the
National Museum opened there in 1888.
The city gave its name to the
Treaty of Bardo, signed in nearby
Ksar Saïd Palace, which placed Tunisia under a
French protectorate in May 1881.
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Populated places in Tunis Governorate
Communes of Tunisia