Sfax Governorate
Sfax Ville
La Medina

Bab Gharbi

Bab Gharbi or the Western Gate in Arabic is one of the gates of the medina of Sfax. It is located in middle of the western front of the medina fence, next to Cheikh Mansour Hajr Rabat.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bab El Kasbah and Great Mosque.

City gate
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is one of the gates of the Medina of Sfax, located in the west of its walls southern facade and gives access to its kasbah. is situated 230 metres southeast of Bab Gharbi.

Mosque
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The of Sfax was the most important mosque in the old city of , . It was initially built towards the mid-9th century under the rule of the Aghlabid dynasty. is situated 310 metres east of Bab Gharbi.

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or Bab Bhar is one of the gates of the medina of Sfax. It is located in the southern facade of the old city between on the western corner and Bab Borj Ennar on the east. is situated 420 metres east of Bab Gharbi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sfax and Sakiet Eddaïer.

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is on the east coast of , approximately midway on the highway between and the border with .

Town
is a town and commune in the , . As of 2004 it had a population of 40,717. It is located at the entrance of National Road 1 as it enters the Sfax metropolitan area. is situated 6 km north of Bab Gharbi.

Village
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Thyna, formerly Henchir-Tina, is a town and commune in the , . As of 2004 it had a population of 26,635. It is located on the coast about 12 km south of . is situated 7 km southwest of Bab Gharbi.

Bab Gharbi

Latitude
34.73488° or 34° 44′ 6″ north
Longitude
10.75768° or 10° 45′ 28″ east
Open location code
8F6GPQM5+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5671145742
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Wiki­data ID
Q45206340
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Bab Gharbi” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الباب الغربي”
  • Arabic: “باب الغربي”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الباب الغربى”
  • French: “Bab Gharbi”
  • German: “Bab Gharbi”
  • Uzbek: “Bab Gʻarbiy”

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Highlights include Poste Police Routière and Mosque.

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