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Madrasa El Mettichia (Arabic: المدرسة المتيشية) is one of the madrasahs of Tunis.
Location
The madrasa is located in the southwest of the suburb of Bab Souika, between Ben Metticha and Bou Sandel streets.
History
Madrasa El Mettichia was built in 1705 by Ahmed Lagha with the sober architecture of the Hafsid dynasty.
Description
The building has a typical architecture: a courtyard with two porticos that gives access to the rooms and the prayer room. The latrines are separated from the courtyard by a small courtyard.
Nowadays, the madrasa is in a bad state.
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View of the madrasa with its northern sabat (covered pathway)
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View of the southern sabat
