Dar Djaït

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Dar Djaït is an old palace of the Medina of Tunis. It is located in the Street of Sidi ben Arous.

History

The family of Djaït authentic of Yemen.^[1] They were a noble family of Tunisia, and they moved to Tunisia during the reign of Mourad III Bey.

The palace was built during the 19th century. Many reparations were done during the second half of the 20th Century, and it was inhabited by the Djaït family until 2008.

Architecture

The front door of the entrance leads to a staircase made of white marble.

References

↑ Abdelwahab Bouhdiba, Culture du Coran : autour de la licence "Ijâza" du Cheikh Omar Bouhdiba, XVIII siècle, éd. Académie tunisienne des sciences, des lettres et des arts, Carthage, 2004, p. 22

Palaces of Tunis

Dar Bach Hamba Dar Balma Dar Bayram Dar Ben Abdallah Dar Ben Achour Dar Ben Ayed Dar Ibn Abi Dhiaf Dar Bou Hachem Dar El Bey Dar Caïd Nessim Samama Dar Djaït Dar Djellouli Dar El Haddad Dar Hammouda Pacha Dar Hussein Dar Al Jaziri Dar Lasram Dar Othman Dar Zarrouk

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