Bab el Bhar

Bab el Bhar, also known as Porte De France, is a gate on the east side of the of , the capital of . It marks the separation between the medina and the modern city.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: City gate
  • Description: city gate in Tunis, Tunisia
  • Also known as: “Bab Bhar”, “Bab El Bhar”, “Porte de France”, and “Porte De France”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cathedral of Saint Vincent de Paul and Dar Bach Hamba.

Church
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul is a Roman Catholic church located in , Tunisia. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Vincent de Paul, patron saint of charity. is situated 310 metres east of Bab el Bhar.

Castle
Photo: Youssefbensaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a castle, which is situated 380 metres southwest of Bab el Bhar.

Mosque
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Hammouda Bay Mosque or Hamouda Bay al Mouradi is a in , . It is an official historical monument. is situated 460 metres west of Bab el Bhar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Medina of Tunis and Montfleury.

Suburb
Photo: Raspail, Public domain.
The is the medina quarter of , the capital of . It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. The Medina contains some 700 monuments, including palaces, , mausoleums, madrasas and fountains dating from various periods.

Suburb
Photo: DrFO.Jr.Tn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Suburb
Photo: Youssefbensaad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the central district of , the capital of , which occupies the area north of Avenue Habib Bourguiba between Bab el Khadra on the west and Avenue Mohammed V on the east.

Bab el Bhar

Latitude
36.79918° or 36° 47′ 57″ north
Longitude
10.17562° or 10° 10′ 32″ east
Open location code
8F8GQ5XG+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 109465243
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Wiki­data ID
Q3033800
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Bab el Bhar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باب البحر”
  • Arabic: “باب بحر”
  • Catalan: “Bab Bhar”
  • Chinese: “法兰西门”
  • Dutch: “Bab el Bhar”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “باب البحر”
  • French: “Bab El Bhar”
  • French: “porte de France”
  • German: “Bab El Bhar”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Bab Bhar”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Bab El Bhar”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Porte de France”
  • Hausa: “Bab Bhar”
  • Hausa: “Bab El Bhar”
  • Hausa: “Porte de France”
  • Persian: “باب‌البحر”
  • Russian: “Ворота ‘Баб Бхар’ (‘Ворота к морю’)”
  • Spanish: “Bab el Bhar”
  • Spanish: “Bab El Bhar”
  • Turkish: “Babü’l-Bahr”
  • Ukrainian: “Французька брама”
  • Urdu: “باب بحر (تونس)”
  • Urdu: “باب بحر”

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Highlights include مسجد الألطاف and بوبلي.

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