Bab El Bhar

E385748

Bab El Bhar is a historic city gate in Tunis, Tunisia, marking the traditional boundary between the old medina and the modern European-style city.

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Bab El Bhar canonical 1
Bab el Bhar 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city gate
historic monument
alsoKnownAs Porte de France
Sea Gate
architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
country Tunisia
facesDirection towards modern city center of Tunis
hasCity Tunis
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of transition between old and new Tunis
hasFunction city entrance
symbolic boundary
hasHistoricalRole main entrance to the walled medina of Tunis
hasNameOrigin Arabic for "Gate of the Sea"
hasNearbyFeature Place de la Victoire
Tunis medina souks
heritageStatus historic landmark of Tunis
locatedIn Tunis
Medina of Tunis
surface form: Tunis medina
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
locatedNear Avenue Habib Bourguiba
marksBoundaryBetween Medina of Tunis
surface form: Tunis medina

modern European-style city of Tunis
material stone
openToPublic yes
partOf Medina of Tunis
surface form: historic center of Tunis
region Tunis Governorate
separates European-planned quarters of Tunis
traditional urban fabric of the medina
touristAttraction yes
usedAs reference point for orientation in Tunis

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Tunis Governorate contains Bab El Bhar
Medina of Tunis hasPart Bab El Bhar
this entity surface form: Bab el Bhar