Gates of Sfax

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

Medina of Sfax

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

References

  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.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Bensalah, Moncef. "Les portes de la Médina". www.lesitesfaxien.net (in French). Retrieved 2017-12-25.


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