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Bab El Bhar is a locality in Bab El Bhar, Tunis Governorate. Mapcarta, the open map.
Bab el Bhar or Gate of France is a city gate that denotes the separation between the old city and the European section of Tunis. The gate is sometimes referred to as The Sea Gate. This is often the first spot tourists see before they enter the old city.
Bab El Bhar. Also called the Porte de France or French Gate, this huge freestanding arch was the medina's eastern gateway until the surrounding walls were demolished by the French to create Pl de la Victoire. It now marks the main entrance into the medina from Centre Ville.
It's name means The Door of the Sea, because, before Tunis centre was rebuilt by the French, the sea used to arrive up to Bab el Bhar. It's a great place to visit, and to mix with Tunisians daily life.
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Bab el Bhar (Arabic: باب البحر, gate of the sea), also known as Porte De France (the gate of France), is a city gate in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It marks the separation between the Medina of Tunis and the modern city.
Bab el Bhar, also known as Porte De France during the French protectorate of Tunisia, is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis. It was originally built in the 10th century AD during the reign of the Aghlabids and was later rebuilt in 1860 AD.
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