Tunisia · 19th century
Saheb Ettabaâ Palace is an old palace in the Medina of Tunis.
It is located in south-west of the Halfaouine square.
Youssef Saheb Ettabaa ordered this palace to be built at the beginning of the 19th century.
In the same period, the whole Halfaouine district witnessed many modifications: A new mosque (Saheb Ettabaâ Mosque), two madrasas, a hammam, souk Jedid, a fountain (sabil), a mausoleum (Tourba) and a foundouk were built there.
The palace can be found at the entrance of Souk Jedid.
It has 3 floors: The ground floor was used for the stables and warehouses while the two remaining floors were for the private apartments and salons.
Text adapted from “Saheb Ettabaâ Palace” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palace of Saheb Ettabaâ ranks #6,104 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #11 of the 33 mapped in Tunisia. Founded c. 1825, it is older than 10% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 717 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Tunis, 1 km away. See how Tunisia compares in the castle statistics.
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