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.
  • City gate
  • Description: city gate in Tunis, Tunisia
  • Also known as
    “Bab Bhar”
    “Porte De France”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cathedral of Saint Vincent de Paul and Dar Bach Hamba.
The Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul is a Roman Catholic church located in , Tunisia. is situated 310 metres east of Bab el Bhar.
is a castle, which is situated 380 metres southwest of Bab el Bhar.
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Hammouda Bay Mosque or Hamouda Bay al Mouradi is a in , . is situated 460 metres west of Bab el Bhar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Medina of Tunis and Montfleury.
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The is the medina quarter of , the capital of .
is the central district of , the…

Bab el Bhar

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Latitude
36.79918° or 36° 47′ 57″ north
Longitude
10.17562° or 10° 10′ 32″ east
Open location code
8F8GQ5XG+M6
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Open­Street­Map feature
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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”
  • Hindi: “बाब एक भर”
  • 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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