Medina of Sfax
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The Medina of Sfax is the historic walled old town of Sfax, Tunisia, known for its well-preserved traditional urban fabric, markets, and architecture dating back to the early Islamic period.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Medina of Sfax canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic city quarter
ⓘ
medina ⓘ old town ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Aghlabid period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Aghlabids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
Bab Diwan entrance from the sea side
ⓘ
Bab Jebli entrance from the inland side ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
traditional Tunisian architecture ⓘ |
| hasCityGate |
Bab Diwan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bab El Bahr NERFINISHED ⓘ Bab El Kasbah NERFINISHED ⓘ Bab Jebli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCityWall | Ramparts of Sfax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
crafts
ⓘ
olive oil commerce ⓘ textile trade ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| hasFortification |
city walls
ⓘ
watchtowers ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commercial center
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ residential quarter ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Great Mosque of Sfax
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kasbah of Sfax NERFINISHED ⓘ covered markets ⓘ traditional houses ⓘ traditional souks ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfWorship |
mosques
ⓘ
zawiyas ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | national heritage site of Tunisia ⓘ |
| inception | 9th century ⓘ |
| language | Arabic (local dialect) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sfax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Sfax Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| partOf | city of Sfax ⓘ |
| religion | Islam (historical core) ⓘ |
| significance | one of the best-preserved Islamic medinas in Tunisia ⓘ |
| streetPlan |
narrow winding streets
ⓘ
organic urban fabric ⓘ |
| urbanCharacteristic |
courtyard houses
ⓘ
dense traditional fabric ⓘ well-preserved city walls ⓘ |
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