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Sfax, Tunisia

Bab el-Kasbah.

Sfax, Tunisia

Bab el-Gharbi, the only entrance of the eastern half of the medina.

The medina has only got 6 entrances, each one different from the other.
Looking at the picture, the difference between the main entrance of Bab Diwan and the modest Bab el-Gharbi is striking.
Bab Diwan is the nicest of all the entrances, with 3 gates (lowest photo). The left gate is the oldest surviving and complete part of the walls, dating back to 1306.

Sfax, Tunisia


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