Medina of Tunis Walk
Medina of Tunis Walk
The Medina of Tunis is a mesmerizing maze of crowded, narrow allyways in the center of the Tunisian capital of Tunis.
Tunisia is a small country located in central, north Africa. Today I'm headed to downtown Tunis to walk around and give you a feel of of the city's busy streets.
We start our walk on the wide streets of Avenue Habib Bourgiba and Avenue De France which is eerily similar to walking down a street in Paris. The contrast couldn't be bigger as we enter the classic, Arabic medina with it's narrow streets and shops selling carpets, dates, local sweets, ceramics, leatherworks, tin plates and a lot more.
From Wikipedia:
The Medina of Tunis is the medina quarter of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.
The Medina contains some 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and fountains dating from the Almohad and the Hafsid periods.
Founded in 698 around the original core of the Zitouna Mosque, the Medina of Tunis developed throughout the Middle Ages. The main axis was between the mosque and the centre of government to the west in the kasbah. To the east this same main road extended to the Bab el Bhar. Expansions to the north and south divided the main Medina into two suburbs north (Bab Souika) and south (Bab El Jazira).
Before the Almohad Caliphate, other cities such as Mahdia and Kairouan had served as capitals. Under Almohad rule, Tunis became the capital of Ifriqiya, and under the Hafsid period it developed into a religious, intellectual and economic center. It was during the Hafsid period that the Medina as we now know it took on its essential form. It gradually acquired a number of buildings and monuments combining the styles of Ifriqiya, Andalusian and Oriental influences, but also borrowing some of the columns and capitals of Roman and Byzantine monuments.
00:00 Intro
01:40 Avenue Habib Bourgiba
07:50 Avenue De France
09:45 Medina
20:07 Kitten
20:17 Medina (continued)
28:25 Rooftop and View of Medina
29:15 Medina (continued)
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Belle tunisia
Welcome to Tunisia ❤
WELCOME TO TUNISIA thank you for this video
I'm originally from the city of Tunis, and I have been living abroad for 5 years without visiting my hometown. Thanks to your video, I noticed a lot of changes; many of the stores I didn't recognize.
@planet_pk
18 күн бұрын
We are happy you liked it 😁😁
There is a funny Moroccan person, don't consider his words. It is all lies. Historically, Tunisia is the oldest Maghreb country and it is the one that founded some Moroccan cities in the Carthaginian era, such as Volubilis and Tangier. As you know, Tunisia is Carthage in ancient history. Even in the Islamic era, Tunisians founded cities such as Fez and Marrakesh and founded Al-Qarawiyyin, the second oldest university after the University of Ez-Zitouna. Therefore, you see Moroccan cities influenced by Tunisian culture and heritage. Also, Tunisians founded Andalusia in the Aghlabid era, so you see a similarity between Tunisia and Andalusia, especially since about 2,000 Carthaginian masts were taken from Tunisia to build Al-Zahra in Andalusia, and they founded the city of Cairo in Egypt during the Fatimid era, with its capital Mahdia in Tunisia. Algeria and Libya are modern countries that emerged with the Ottoman occupation of North Africa. Western Libya and eastern Algeria were part of Tunisia and were Tunisian lands before the Ottoman occupation. Finally, there is no such thing as Amazigh, it is all myths and new nationalities to escape the fact that they are followers of the Carthaginian civilization and its capital is Carthage in Tunisia. They invented this new identity that has no historical existence and spread it to escape the fact that Carthage controlled them.
⚠️ It is clear that the Moroccan 🇲🇦 identity is strongly present in Tunisia since Tunisia was under the rule of the honorable Moroccan Empire during the Almohad era! This is clear from the shape of the Moroccan doors and arches, as well as the Moroccan utensils, such as the Moroccan tagine, which is imported from Morocco and is offered for sale in Tunisian markets!
@user-ws9rf1sh2m
21 күн бұрын
Lol wtf are you talking about 😂😂😂 Tunisia is the oldest country in North Africa 😅
@Useri222
18 күн бұрын
Lol 😂😂😂😂
@hanenmraidi4930
17 күн бұрын
what a delulu morroco is a great country yes but tunisia is the oldest baby and each one have a different styles with sole similarities
@cyrinehb9014
16 күн бұрын
Wtf are talking about ?? Stop the lies shame on you ! People knows history they're not dumb like you !
@ahmedmabrouk7323
15 күн бұрын
⛔️Stop laing🚫 The Tunisians 🇹🇳 have a rich history that spans thousands of years, and Tunisian 🇹🇳pottery is part of this heritage, with Sejnane pottery being listed as part of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage. Tunisia🇹🇳 was never under Moroccan rule; on the contrary,🚫 Tunisia 🇹🇳was an important cultural and Islamic center.☝🏻 The city of Kairouan in Tunisia was a prominent Islamic capital and still holds its Islamic significance today☝🏻. The University of Ez-Zitouna in Tunisia is the oldest university in the Islamic world, founded in the 8th century and still teaching Islamic jurisprudence☝🏻. Tunisia 🇹🇳has also played a significant role in founding many Moroccan cities such as Fez, Marrakesh, and Rabat👌🏻, and its rich history attests to this. The Carthaginian Empire, centered in Tunisia🇹🇳, is a strong example of the ancient Tunisian 🇹🇳civilization that influenced the entire region. All these facts are documented and recorded, and Tunisia remains a land of civilizations with its preserved historical sites and monuments 🇹🇳🌶❤