Madrasa Caid Mourad
Madrasa Caid Mourad is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis, which was constructed during the reign of the Muradid dynasty.
Location
It was also known as the Swari Madrasa, since it is situated at the Swari alley, in the urban quarter named Haouanet Achour and called Hafsia today.History
The madrasa was built in the year 1682 by caid Mourad Ben Abdallah, a Mamluk of a Muradid prince. It was mainly built to house students of the Hanafi Islamic school.After the transformation of the Hara urban quarter, the madrasa was completely destroyed in 1936 and tens of its stones are at the Bardo National Museum today, as a witness of its past presence.