Bab Menara

تونس, Italy

Bab Menara (Arabic: باب منارة) is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis. It takes the name Bab Menara ("Gate of the Lighthouse"), either due to a lighthouse on the old palace, or due to a large oil lamp that was kept lit at the gate to illuminate the road for incoming caravans. The gate was finish

ed by 1276, and connected the medina to El Haoua.

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Nearby

جامع القصبة church
Youssef Dey Mosque mosque · 0.1 km away
جامع يوسف داي church · 0.2 km away
Mosque of Petit Pacha mosque · 0.2 km away
Mosque of El Hentati mosque · 0.2 km away
Mausolée Abdallah et Torjman monumenti · 0.2 km away
Mausolée Abdallah et Torjman monument · 0.2 km away
جامع الهنتاتي church · 0.2 km away