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Finally we found Zaytouna (Great) Mosque, which means the Mosque of the Olive Tree. Original built in 734 AD and rebuilt in the 9th Century
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| As the main entrance was closed (I guess it was to prepare for tmr's festival), we took a sneak peak from the side entrance
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| This was the part of the Great Mosque that joined to the Medina... Beautiful wall and roof design
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| There were other mosques inside the medina too. This one was Youssef Dey Mosque.
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It was Tunis' first Ottoman-style mosque. The minaret was crowned with a green-tiled pyramid, this style was then copied in many other mosques in Tunis since.
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| Like most medina, fountains for the local could be easily found (though not as plenty as they were in Fes)
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| Our next objective would be to look for medersas (Quranic Schools), which were quite common in the medinas too
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| But we found the hammam (public bathhouse) instead. (No it was not a barber's shop).Didn't have the time to try it out, wonder how different it was from the Turkish ones
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We found this little fellow...
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| Really looked like we were lost!
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| Finally we found one! This was Medersa Bachia - closed!
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| This was Medersa El Mouradia. Closed again? Do kids ever study in Tunis?
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