Bab Bhar (Porte de France)

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Bab Bhar (Porte de France) is a historic city gate in central Tunis that once marked the boundary between the old medina and the modern European-style city.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city gate
historic monument
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
category Buildings and structures in Tunis
Gates in Tunisia
Tourist attractions in Tunis
continent Africa
country Tunisia
function city gate of the medina of Tunis
hasAlternativeName Bab al-Bahr
Gate of the Sea
Porte de France
hasCulturalSignificance landmark of central Tunis
symbolic entrance to the medina of Tunis
hasNearbyTransport taxis in central Tunis
urban bus lines in central Tunis
hasPart central archway
flanking walls
inscription panel
heritageStatus historic city gate
languageOfAlternativeName French
languageOfName Arabic
locatedIn Tunis
Tunis Governorate
Medina of Tunis
surface form: Tunis medina

central Tunis
locatedNear Place de la Victoire
locatedOn Avenue de France NERFINISHED
material masonry
stone
meaningOfName Gate of the Sea
near commercial district of central Tunis
souks of the medina of Tunis
region North Africa
separates European-style city of Tunis
Medina of Tunis
surface form: Tunis medina
touristActivity photography
sightseeing
urbanRole boundary marker between old and new city
usedAs pedestrian passage
visibleFrom Avenue Habib Bourguiba

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Avenue Habib Bourguiba near Bab Bhar (Porte de France)
Château-Neuf hasCityGate Bab Bhar (Porte de France)
this entity surface form: Porte de France (nearby gate)