Bab El Finga
Bab El Finga is a city gate in Sousse Governorate, Tunisia. Bab El Finga is situated nearby to Mosquée Jrad, as well as near the library المكتبة العمومية بسوسة.Photo: Hbensghaier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: City gate
- Description: city gate in Sousse, Tunisia
- Also known as: “Bab el Finga”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sousse Archeological Museum and Museum Dar Essid.
Sousse Archeological Museum
Museum
Photo: Yamen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sousse Archaeological Museum is an archaeological museum located in Sousse, Sousse Governorate, Tunisia. Sousse Archeological Museum is situated 320 metres south of Bab El Finga.
Museum Dar Essid
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dar Essid Museum is an art museum located in a palace in the medina of Sousse, Tunisia. The edifice belonged to a family of aristocrats. The museum retraces the daily city life in Sousse in the 18th and 19th centuries. Museum Dar Essid is situated 140 metres north of Bab El Finga.
Bab El Gharbi
City gate
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab El Gharbi is a city gate, which is situated 160 metres south of Bab El Finga.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sousse and Port El Kantaoui.
Sousse
Photo: Newworldltd, Public domain.
Sousse is one of the older cities in Tunisia, possessing an authentic medina, which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Port El Kantaoui
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
Port El Kantaoui is a tourist complex 10 kilometres north of Sousse city in central Tunisia. It was built in 1979 specifically as a tourist center, around a large artificial harbour that provides mooring with 340 berths for luxury yachts, hosting sporting activities from water skiing to paragliding, and several golf courses.
Bab El Finga
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sousse Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.82592° or 35° 49′ 33″ northLongitude
10.63493° or 10° 38′ 6″ eastOpen location code
8F7GRJGM+9XOpenStreetMap ID
way 1317211778OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q93880382
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Bab El Finga” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب الفينقة”
- French: “Bab El Finga”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mosquée Jrad and المكتبة العمومية بسوسة.
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