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.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (42)

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 ⓘ
Tunis medina ⓘ
linked to: Medina of Tunis

central Tunis ⓘ
locatedNear Place de la Victoire ⓘ
locatedOn Avenue de France ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Tunis medina ⓘ
linked to: Medina of Tunis
touristActivity photography ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
urbanRole boundary marker between old and new city ⓘ
usedAs pedestrian passage ⓘ
visibleFrom Avenue Habib Bourguiba ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Avenue Habib Bourguiba → near → Bab Bhar (Porte de France) ⓘ
Château-Neuf → hasCityGate → Porte de France (nearby gate) ⓘ
linked to: Bab Bhar (Porte de France)
Nemausus → hasNotableStructure → Roman gate Porte de France ⓘ
linked to: Bab Bhar (Porte de France)