Madrasa Andaloussiya ( ar, المدرسة الأندلسية) also known as the Madrasa El Younsiya, is a
tunisian
Madrasah
Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...
in
the Medina of Tunis. It also called Madrasa of Sidi El Ajmi because it is close to his
zaouia.
Location
It is located in R+Errakah Street, in the
jewish hood ''
El Hara'' near the
mausoleum
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of the
saint
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Abi Ahmed Mohamed Younes also known as Sidi Younes in the Medina.
History
The madrasa was built by the group of
muslims who came to
Tunis after getting expelled from
Spain following the rules of
Philip III of Spain in 1609.
This community that contributed to the development of the kingdom on social, economical and cultural scales, built the
Soubhan Allah Mosque in
Bab Souika as well.
Current situation
Nowadays, the madrasa is the officie of an association for disabled people.
References
{{Portal, Africa
Madrasas in the medina of Tunis