Gates of Sfax

The gates of Sfax are the entrances into the Medina quarter of Sfax, Tunisia.

History

Until the 20th century, the medina of Sfax had only two entrances: Bab Diwan in the southern facade, and Bab Jebli in the northern one.^[1] During the 20th century, many new gates were built in order to decongest the medina and promote the exchange with the external areas.^[2]

List of the gates

Gallery

Bab Nahj El Bey
Bab Diwan
Bab Jebli
Bab Jebli Jedid
Bab El Ksar
Bab El Kasbah
Bab Charki
Bab Borj Ennar
Bab Gharbi

References

^ Jamila Binous, Naceur Baklouti, Aziza Ben Tanfous and Kadri Bouteraa (2015). Ifriqiya :Thirteen centuries of art and architecture in Tunisia. Tunis: Déméter. ISBN 9783902782410.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Bensalah, Moncef. "Les portes de la Médina". www.lesitesfaxien.net (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2017-12-25.

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[1] Jamila Binous, Naceur Baklouti, Aziza Ben Tanfous and Kadri Bouteraa (2015). Ifriqiya :Thirteen centuries of art and architecture in Tunisia. Tunis: Déméter. ISBN 9783902782410.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Bensalah, Moncef. "Les portes de la Médina". www.lesitesfaxien.net (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2017-12-25.

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