Tunis: City Gate
Places and attractions in the City gate category
Bab el Bhar
Bab el Bhar, also known as the "Porte de France," is an iconic city gate marking the boundary between the old and new parts of Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia. This historic gateway, facing the Mediterranean Sea, serves as a symbolic passage from the ancient medina...
Bab el Khadra
Bab el Khadra is a notable subway station situated in the heart of Tunis, the vibrant capital city of Tunisia. As an integral part of the Tunis Metro, Bab el Khadra serves as a key transit point for both locals and tourists navigating the bustling streets of the city.
Bab El Gorjani
Bab El Gorjani is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It is one of the gates on the second enclosure of the eastern suburbs of Tunis.
Bab Saadoun
Bab Saadoun is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. First constructed circa 1350 on the edge of the suburb of Bab Souika, it originally had only one narrow arch and it was replaced in 1881 by a gate with three arches, better adapted to the volume of traffic.
Bab Souika
Bab Souika is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis. It was demolished in 1861. Its situation was between Bab El Khadra and Bab Saadoun, near the Halfaouine district and gave its name to the surrounding neighborhood. Bab Souika means "the gate of the small souk".
Bab El Jazira
Bab El Jazira or Bab Dzira, in English "gate of island", is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis. The gateway allows access to the southern suburb of the city of Tunis while the northern suburb, Bab Souika, is opened by the door of the same name.
Bab Jedid
Bab Jedid, also spelled Bab Djedid or Bab Jdid, is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis. It is the sixth gate pierced in the ramparts of the medina in 1278, under the reign of Hafsid Sovereign Abu Zakariyâ Yahya al-Wathiq.
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Region: Tunis