Palace & château
Dar Hussein
🇹🇳 Tunisia
Dar Hussein (Arabic: دارحسين), is an old palace in the medina of Tunis.
It is located in 4 the castle's place in Bab Mnara district.
This palace was the house of many princes, deys and beys for centuries. Each one of them added his personal touch and extended it more.
The current decoration of the palace was Youssef Saheb Ettabaa’s choice.
In 1858, Dar Hussein became the first municipal council of Tunis and got the name of Dar El Achra (House of the ten) as it had 10 members.
In 1881, the French general Léonard-Léopold Forgemol de Bostquénard stayed in the Dar Hussein for the whole occupation period.
After 1957, became the main office for the National Institute of Heritage.
It got its name from its last owner, the General Hussein who was a very close friend to Hayreddin Pasha.
Text adapted from “Dar Hussein” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dar Hussein ranks #4,596 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 15 mapped in Tunisia. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Tunisia compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Dar Hussein?
Dar Hussein stands in Tunisia, at 36.79563°, 10.17057°.
Is Dar Hussein a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Yes — it is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, per its Wikidata entry.
How famous is Dar Hussein?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,596 of 7,738 worldwide, and #2 in Tunisia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Dar Hussein?
Dar Ibn Abi Dhiaf, about 1 km away.
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