Madrasa Thaalibia

This article is about Madrasa Thaalibia. For other uses, see Thaalibia (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Tha'alibi.

The Madrasa Thaalibia (Arabic: المدرسة الثعالبية; French: Médersa Thaâlibiyya), is a madrasa located in Algiers, Algeria. It was founded on 17 October 1904 by Charles Jonnart and subsequently became one of the leading spiritual and educational centres of Algeria.^[2]

Madrasa Thaalibia المدرسة الثعالبية
Location
Casbah, Algiers Algeria
Coordinates	36.7880259°N 3.059713°E / 36.7880259; 3.059713
Information
Type	Madrasa
Established	October 17, 1904
Founder	Charles Jonnart
Closed	1954
Head teacher	Ahmed Ben Zekri[1]
Language	Arabic, French

Architecture

Madrasa

The building of this madrasa was designed by the architect Henri Petit [fr] (1856–1926).^[3] The style followed the Moorish Revival architecture under the guidance of Jonnart,^[4]

Four domes flank the central dome, a vestibule and a porch open between the two domes of the main façade.^[5] All the walls are lined, halfway up, with paneled earthenware faience and tiles.^[6]

For about fifty years since 1954, the building no longer has its vocation as a higher establishment for Medersians.^[7]

Teachers

• Abdelhalim Bensmaia^[8][9]
• Mohamed Bencheneb^[10]
• Abdelkader Medjaoui
• Ali Ammali [ar]^[11]
• Belkacem Hafnaoui [ar]
• Abderrazak Ashraf
• Mohamed Saïd Ben Zekri^[1][12][13]

Students

• Omar Racim^[14]
• Si Kaddour Benghabrit^[15]
• Abderrahmane Djilali [ar]
• Noureddine Abdelkader^[16]

See also

• Charles Jonnart