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.
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  • 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.
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The Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul is a Roman Catholic church located in , Tunisia. is situated 310 metres east of Bab el Bhar.
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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 .
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is a suburb.
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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
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”
  • 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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