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Bab El Ksar
Bab El Ksar ( arabic: باب القصر) is one of the gates of the medina of Sfax, located in the west of the northern face of the fence and giving access to Borj El Ksar, a defensive device occupying the north-west corner of the enclosure of the medina. Knowing that the topography of this site is slightly uneven, we reach this opening through a staircase that leads to the bus station of Bab Jebli and Faskiet El Fendri, a water cistern of Aghlabid origins next to the wall of Borj El Ksar. This door is part of series of openings that were done at the beginning of the 20th century (with Bab Jebli Jedid Bab Jebli Jedid ( arabic : باب الجبلي الجديد), also known as Bab Jallouli ( arabic : باب الجلولي) is one of the gates of the Medina of Sfax located in the center of the northern facade of its walls, between Bab Jebli and ... and Bab Nahj El Bey) in order to decongest the medina and promote the exchange with the external areas. File:Bab El Ksar (3) - Sfa ... [...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] |
Gates Of Sfax
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. During the 20th century, many new gates were built in order to decongest the medina and promote the exchange with the external areas. 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 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 ... * Bab Charki * Bab Gharbi Gallery File:Bab Nahj El Bey - Drouj Dimessi - باب نهج الباي.jpg, Bab Nahj El Bey File:Bab Diwan, Sfax.jpg, Bab Diwan File:Bab Jebli - Sfax -2- باب الجبلي.jpg, Bab Jebli File:Bab Jebli Jedid - Sfax -1 ... [...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] |
Aghlabids
The Aghlabids ( ar, الأغالبة) were an Arab dynasty of emirs from the Najdi tribe of Banu Tamim, who ruled Ifriqiya and parts of Southern Italy, Sicily, and possibly Sardinia, nominally on behalf of the Abbasid Caliph, for about a century, until overthrown by the new power of the Fatimids. History Independence and consolidation In 800, the Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid appointed Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab, son of a Khurasanian Arab commander from the Banu Tamim tribe, as hereditary Emir of Ifriqiya, in response to the anarchy that had reigned in that province following the fall of the Muhallabids. At that time there were perhaps 100,000 Arabs living in Ifriqiya, although the Berbers (Imazighen) still constituted the great majority. Ibrahim was to control an area that encompassed what is now eastern Algeria, Tunisia and Tripolitania. Although independent in all but name, his dynasty never ceased to recognise Abbasid overlordship. The Aghlabids paid an annu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bab Jebli Jedid
Bab Jebli Jedid ( arabic : باب الجبلي الجديد), also known as Bab Jallouli ( arabic : باب الجلولي) is one of the gates of the Medina of Sfax located in the center of the northern facade of its walls, between Bab Jebli and Bab El Ksar. This gate was built during the 20th century under the rule of the caid ''Caid'' () (meaning "stuffed ball") is a collective name used in reference to various ancient and traditional Irish mob football games. "Caid" is frequently used by people in Gaeltacht areas of Ireland to refer to modern Gaelic football. The wo ... Mohamed Sadok El Jallouli. After his death in 1910, the door got its founder's name in order to commemorate it. Bab Jebli Jedid gives access from the outer entrance to the central bus stations. File:Bab Jebli Jedid - Sfax -2- باب الجبلي الجديد.jpg, The arche of Bab Jallouli File:Remparts de Sfax (Tunisie) 05.jpg, Passengers and merchants at the entrance of the medina File:Remparts de Sfax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bab Nahj El Bey
Bab Nahj El Bey ( Arabic : باب نهج الباي) (or The Bey's street Gate), also known as Drouj Eddimessi is one of the gates of the medina of Sfax, located in the northern facade of its walls, near Bab Jebli. Given the slightly hilly topography of the site, stairs were made to reach the gate and link Nahj El Bey (current Mongi Slim Street) to the outer souks surrounding the medina. As many other gates, Bab Nahj El Bey was built during the 20th century in order to help decreasing the flood of passengers through Bab Jebli and Bab Diwan 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 Bor ..., and to facilitate the exchange with the hinterland. References Nahj El Bey {{Tunisia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
