Gates of Sfax

Entrance gates to the Medina quarter of Sfax in Tunisia

Medina of Sfax

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

## History

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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

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

## Gallery

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* 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

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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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Gates of Sfax

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

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