Majaz al Bab
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| Majaz al Bab | |
  Majaz al Bab
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| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Beja Governorate |
| Population (2004) | |
| - Total | 20,308 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC1) |
Majaz al Bab (Arabic: مجاز الباب) is a town in northern Tunisia. It is located at approximately , at the intersection of roads GP5 and GP6, in the Plaine de la Mejerda.
[edit] Commonwealth war grave site
There is a commonwealth war grave site at Majaz al Bab, that is largely dedicated to those who fell during the North African campaign, Operation Torch, in World War II.
The Medjez-El-Bab Memorial commemorates almost 2000 men of the British First Army who died during the operations in Algeria and Tunisia between 8 November 1942 and 19 February 1943, and those of the British First and British Eighth Armies who died in operations in the same areas between 20 February 1943 and 13 May 1943, and who have no known graves. The memorial stands within Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery where 2903 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War are buried or commemorated. 385 of the burials are unidentified. Special memorials commemorate three soldiers buried in Tunis (Borgel) Cemetery and one in Youks-les-Bains Cemetery, whose graves are now lost. The five First World War burials in Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery were brought in from Tunis (Belvedere) Cemetery or in Carthage (Basilica Karita) Cemetery in 1950.
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