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Medina of Tunis
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Roofs of the Medina
LocationTunis, Tunisia
Criteria(ii)(iii)(v)
Reference36bis
Inscription1979 (3rd Session)
Extensions2010
Area296.41 ha (732.4 acres)
Buffer zone190.19 ha (470.0 acres)
Coordinates36°49′N 10°10′E / 36.817°N 10.167°E / 36.817; 10.167
Medina of Tunis is located in Tunisia
Medina of Tunis
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]

  1. ^ "WH Committee: Report of 3rd Session, Cairo 1979". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Medina of Tunis". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 11 June 2017.

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