Back مدينة تونس العتيقة Arabic Médina Catalan Medina de Túnez Spanish Tunisko Medina Basque مدینه تونس Persian Médina de Tunis French Medina de Tunes Galician Madinar Tunis Hausa Medina di Tunisi Italian တူးနစ်မြို့ဟောင်း Burmese
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2017) |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
 Roofs of the Medina | |
| Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
| Criteria | (ii)(iii)(v) |
| Reference | 36bis |
| Inscription | 1979 (3rd Session) |
| Extensions | 2010 |
| Area | 296.41 ha (732.4 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 190.19 ha (470.0 acres) |
| Coordinates | 36°49′N 10°10′E / 36.817°N 10.167°E |
  Location of Medina of Tunis in Tunisia | |
The Medina of Tunis is the medina quarter of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.[1]
The Medina contains some 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and fountains dating from the Almohad and the Hafsid periods.[2]
- ^ "WH Committee: Report of 3rd Session, Cairo 1979". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Medina of Tunis". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search