Restoration of Sidi Mansour: Cultural Preservation in the Service of Science and Economic Development

$60K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Tunisia
Start Date	Apr 26, 2003
End Date	Aug 05, 2005
Duration	832 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77419-48`

Grant Description

Funds are for the restoration and preservation of the Sidi Mansour building complex as part of a larger project to create a cultural tourism circuit on the southern Tunisian island of Jerba. Sidi Mansour is an 18th century building complex once devoted to Sufi activities on Jerba. It is a rare Tunisian example of 18th century Islamic women's public architecture.