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Bab Borj Ennar
Bab Borj Ennar (Arabic: باب برج النار) is one of the gates of the Medina of Sfax, located in the east of the southern facade of the medina's fence. It gives access to Borj Ennar, a fortified defensive device located in the south-eastern angle of the city. This door was built in the beginning of the 20th century among other gates, in order to decrease the flood of passengers through Bab Bhar Bab Diwan (Arabic: باب الديوان) or Bab Bhar (Door of the sea) (Arabic: باب بحر) is one of the gates of the medina of Sfax. It is located in the southern facade of the old city between Bab Kasbah on the western corner and Bab Borj ... and improve the communication between the old city and the colonial quarter of Bab Bhar. Because of its geographical localization, Bab Borj Ennar links the medina to the modern city with a staircase that gives the passengers access to a parking lot near Ali Belhouane Avenue. File:Bab Borj Ennar - Sfax - 3 - باب برج النار. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entrée De La Porte Borj Ennar
An entrée (, ; ) in modern French table service and that of much of the English-speaking world (apart from the United States and parts of Canada) is a dish served before the main course of a meal. Outside North America, it is generally synonymous with the terms ''hors d'oeuvre'', appetizer, or starter. It may be the first dish served, or it may follow a soup or other small dish or dishes. In the United States and parts of Canada, the term ''entrée'' refers to the main dish or the only dish of a meal. Early use of the term The word ''entrée'' as a culinary term first appears in print around 1536, in the ''Petit traicté auquel verrez la maniere de faire cuisine'', in a collection of menus at the end of the book. There, the first stage of each meal is called the ''entree de table'' (entrance to the table); the second stage consists of '' potaiges'' (foods boiled or simmered "in pots"); the third consists of one or more ''services de rost'' (meat or fowl "roasted" in dry he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston, 2011. Having emerged in the 1st century, it is named after the Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece. Since the 7th century, Arabic has been characterized by diglossia, with an opposition between a standard prestige language—i.e., Literary Arabic: Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Classical Arabic—and diverse vernacular varieties, which serve as mother tongues. Colloquial dialects vary significantly from MSA, impeding mutual intelligibility. MSA is only acquired through formal education and is not spoken natively. It is the language of literature, official documents, and formal writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medina Of Sfax
The Sfax medina is the medina quarter of the Tunisian city of Sfax. It was built by Aghlabid prince Abu Abbass Muhammad between 849 and 851. The medina is home to about 113,000 residents, and is dominated by the Great Mosque of Sfax. On 12 February 2012, the Tunisian government submitted a demand to add it on the UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage List. It is considered one of the rare medieval cities of North Africa to keep its original weft even with all the modifications of its buildings throughout the decades. It represents also the best example of the most conserved Arab-Muslim town planning in all the Mediterranean Basin. Its monuments are classified as national historical monuments since 1912. History Historic sources talk about the existence of a Roman city around the zone in which Sfax now exists called Taparura. The absence of tremendous monuments that used to distinguish Roman cities made it possible to think that either Sfax was built completely above Taparura, or t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borj Ennar
Borj Ennar (Arabic:برج النار) is one of the fortifications of the medina of Sfax. Localisation The fort is located in the southeast corner of the medina, close to Bab Diwan and Bab Borj Ennar Bab Borj Ennar (Arabic: باب برج النار) is one of the gates of the Medina of Sfax, located in the east of the southern facade of the medina's fence. It gives access to Borj Ennar, a fortified defensive device located in the south-easte .... It is in continuity with the walls and allows a full supervision to all the coastal facade of the medina as well as part of its eastern one.{{Cite book, title=The city of Sfax: monumental archeology and urban evolution research, last=Mahfoudh, first=Faouzi, publisher=Paris-Sorbonne University, year=1988, isbn=, location=Paris, pages=92–95 History According to historians, Borj Ennar was built at the same time as the foundation of the medina. Originally? Its main role was to monitor the interior of the medina and its surrounding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bab Bhar (Sfax)
Bab Diwan (Arabic: باب الديوان) or Bab Bhar (Door of the sea) (Arabic: باب بحر) is one of the gates of the medina of Sfax. It is located in the southern facade of the old city between Bab El Kasbah, Bab Kasbah on the western corner and Bab Borj Ennar on the east. Etymology Bab Diwan got its name during the Hafsid era from the Arabic word Diwan (Arabic: الديوان) that refers to the customs administration, as Sfax had intense economical and commercial relations with other cities. Also, it is frequently called Bab Bhar as it opens on the sea. History In the beginning, Bab Bhar was a normal gate for passengers with the same form as Bab Jebli in the northern facade of the Medina. Yet, considering its geographical localization that made it more exposed to attacks, the gate benefited during the 17th century from improvements being made to the defenses of Sfax and got more fortified. The access to the inside of the city through this entrance was difficult, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
