Bab El Bhar (Tangier)

Bab El Bhar (Tangier) is a city gate in , which is located on Rue Riad Sultan. Bab El Bhar (Tangier) is situated nearby to the castle , as well as near the museum .
Photo: Amal BENTOUMI, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: City gate
  • Description: City gate in Tangier, Morocco
  • Also known as: “Bab Al Bahr” and “Bab el-Bhar”
  • Address: Rue Riad Sultan

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kasbah Museum and Kasbah Mosque, Tangier.

Museum
Photo: Yamen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kasbah Mosque is a in , , and the main mosque of the historic royal citadel in the old city of Tangier. It dates to the late 17th century.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tangier American Legation, officially the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies, is a building in the medina of , , that formerly housed the United States diplomatic mission to Morocco. is situated 570 metres south of Bab El Bhar (Tangier).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laaouama.

Village
is a small town and rural commune in of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region of . At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 20,541 people living in 3834 households. is situated 7 km south of Bab El Bhar (Tangier).

Bab El Bhar (Tangier)

Latitude
35.78892° or 35° 47′ 20″ north
Longitude
-5.81203° or 5° 48′ 43″ west
Open location code
8C7PQ5QQ+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2572850897
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Wiki­data ID
Q60536250
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Bab El Bhar (Tangier)” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باب البحر (طنجة)”
  • Arabic: “باب البحر بطنجة”
  • Arabic: “باب البحر”
  • Arabic: “باب الراحة”
  • French: “Bab El Bahr”
  • French: “Bab El Bhar”
  • French: “Bab el-Bhar”
  • French: “Bab El-Bhar”
  • German: “Bab El Bhar”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “باب البحر”
  • Swedish: “Bab El Bhar”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Château York and Espace d’art contemporain.

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