Bab el Bhar

Bab el Bhar
Porte De France
The gate in 2005
General information
Type	City gate
Location	Place Beb Bhar
Town or city	Tunis
Country	Tunisia
Coordinates	36°47′57″N 10°10′32″E / 36.799165°N 10.175618°E / 36.799165; 10.175618Coordinates: 36°47′57″N 10°10′32″E / 36.799165°N 10.175618°E / 36.799165; 10.175618

Bab el Bhar ("the sea gate"), also known as Porte De France (the gate of France), is a city gate in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia.^[1] It marks the separation between the Medina of Tunis and the European city. The gate is made up of a lowered archway and topped by a crenellated parapet.

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  The gate surrounded by shops in 1895
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  Details of the inscription on top of the door
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  Night view
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  Altitude marking (7 meters above sea level)

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