title: Madrasa Sidi Ali Chiha
text: # Madrasa Sidi Ali Chiha
  
  The madrasa of Sidi Ali Chiha (Arabic: مدرسة سيدي علي شيحة) is one of the madrasas of the medina of Tunis attached to a zaouïa and built during the reign of Sadok Bey.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  It takes its name from the saint Sidi Ali Chiha, sheikh of the Aïssawa brotherhood, died in 1854.
  
  ## Location
  
  It is located on rue du Salut, in the El Halfaouine district, at the northern suburb of the medina of Tunis. It is only a few meters away from the Saheb Ettabaa Madrasah.
  
  ## History
  
  It was built in 1852 by the Husainid minister Mustapha Khaznadar, who had huge respect for the spiritual leader of the Aïssawas brotherhood.
  
  ## Evolution
  
  This monument, completely restored in 1995, housed for years the National Calligraphy Center1.
  
  