Bab Souika
Bab Souika is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis. Its location was between Bab El Khadra and Bab Saadoun, near the Halfaouine district and gave its name to the surrounding neighborhood.Photo: Profburp, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Library of Tunisia and Cathedral of Saint Vincent de Paul.
National Library of Tunisia
Library
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Library of Tunisia is the legal deposit and copyright library for Tunisia. It was founded in 1885, then known as the French Library, and then the People's library.
Cathedral of Saint Vincent de Paul
Church
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul is a Roman Catholic church located in Tunis, Tunisia. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Vincent de Paul, patron saint of charity.
Bab el Bhar
City gate
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bab el Bhar, also known as Porte De France, is a gate on the east side of the medina of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It marks the separation between the medina and the modern city.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tunis and Medina of Tunis.
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of Tunisia. There are quite a few must-see attractions, especially if you include the ruins of Carthage, which are easily accessed from here, and the Punic ports are interesting, too.
Medina of Tunis
Suburb
Photo: Raspail, Public domain.
The Medina of Tunis is the medina quarter of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. The Medina contains some 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and fountains dating from various periods.
Sidi Hassine
Town
Sidi Hassine is a town and commune in the Tunis Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2023, it had a population of 173,331. It formed a district of the municipality of Tunis before obtaining the status of municipality on 11 February 2023. Sidi Hassine is situated 7 km southwest of Bab Souika.
Bab Souika
- Type: Locality
- Description: city gate in Tunis, Tunisia
- Category: city gate
- Location: Bab Souika, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Bab Souika” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب السويقة”
- Arabic: “باب السويقه”
- Arabic: “باب سويقة”
- Catalan: “Bab Souika”
- Dutch: “Bab Souika”
- Egyptian Arabic: “باب السويقه”
- French: “Bab Souika”
- German: “Bab Souika”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Bab Souika”
- Hausa: “Bab Souika”
- Spanish: “Puerta de Souika”
- Turkish: “Bab Sevike”
- Urdu: “باب سویقہ”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as El Halfaouine and El Biga.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place El Halfaouine and Place Abdelaziz Eddabbagh.
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