Bab Menara
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| Bab Menara | |
|---|---|
Arabic: باب منارة | |
| File:Bab menara 1900.jpg The gate in 1900 | |
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| Etymology | "Lighthouse Gate", either for a lighthouse or a large oil lamp located at the gate[1] |
| General information | |
| Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Completed | before 1276[1] |
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 finished by 1276, and connected the medina to El Haoua.[1]
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