Madrasa Asfouria
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Madrasa Asfouria (Arabic: المدرسة العصفورية) is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis, which was constructed during the Hafsid era.
The madrasa is located at an alley near Souk El Attarine, between Madrasa Al Khaldounia and Madrasa Hamzia, hence creating a complex of madrasahs.
It stands only a few meters from the Al-Zaytuna Mosque.
History
It is built during the Hafsid era, at the same time as other madrasahs such as Madrasa Ech Chamaiya, Madrasa El Tawfikia, Madrasa El Mountaciriya and Madrasa El Unqiya.
It is named after the scholar Ibn Asfur El Ichbili from Seville, who taught at the madrasa.
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