Gates of Sfax explained

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

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

• Bab Diwan
• Bab Jebli
• Bab Jebli Jedid
• Bab El Ksar
• Bab El Kasbah
• Bab Nahj El Bey
• Bab Borj Ennar
• Bab Charki
• Bab Gharbi

References

1. Book: Jamila Binous, Naceur Baklouti, Aziza Ben Tanfous and Kadri Bouteraa. Ifriqiya :Thirteen centuries of art and architecture in Tunisia. Déméter. 2015. 9783902782410. Tunis.
2. Web site: Les portes de la Médina. Bensalah. Moncef. www.lesitesfaxien.net. fr-fr. 2017-12-25. 2017-10-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20171016014204/http://www.lesitesfaxien.net/sfax/sfax-autrefois/quartiers-de-sfax/6-les-portes-de-la-medina. dead.