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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] |
Bab Nahj El Bey - Drouj Dimessi - باب نهج الباي
Bab or BAB can refer to: * Bab (toponymy), a component of Arabic toponyms literally meaning "gate" * Set (mythology) (also known as Bab, Baba, or Seth) ancient Egyptian God * Bab (Shia Islam), a term designating deputies of the Imams in Shia Islam * Báb (Sayyid `Alí Muḥammad Shírází, 1819–1850), founder of Bábism and a central figure in the Bahá'í Faith * Bab-ı Âli, the gate to the palace of the Grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire * Báb, Nitra District, a village and municipality in the Nitra District in western central Slovakia * Bab Ballads, cartoons published by W. S. Gilbert under the childhood nickname, ''Bab'' * Back-arc basin, a geologic feature: a submarine basin associated with island arcs and subduction zones * "Base Attack Bonus", a term used in d20 System RPG games * Beale Air Force Base (IATA airport code: BAB), in California * '' Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry'', an academic journal * Boris Berezovsky (businessman) (1946–2013), Boris Abra ... [...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] |
Bab Jebli
Bab Jebli (Arabic: باب الجبلي) is one of the gates of the medina of Sfax, located in the center of the northern facade of its walls between Bab Nahj El Bey and Bab Jebli Jedid. The gate gives access to a popular vegetables market and Sidi Bouchaicha Mosque inside the medina, and to a covered market in its outside. History In his book ''History of Sfax'', ''Boubaker Abdelkafi'' suggests that Bab Jebli and Bab Diwan are the oldest and the unique entrances of the medina until the end of the 19th century. It was built during the reign of the Aghlabid dynasty that ruled Ifriqiya for the whole 9th century According to the commemorative epigraphic plaque on top of the gate, it was restored by the Hafsid sultan Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz II in 1419. Later, between 1756 and 1809, the Husainid rulers renovated it again. Description Bab Jebli's architecture has a typical Aghlabid style. It represents a fortified entrance built with dimension stone Dimension stone is nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongi Slim
Mongi Slim ( ar, منجي سليم, tr, Mengi Selim) (September 1, 1908October 23, 1969) was a Tunisian diplomat who became the first African to become the President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1961. He received a degree from the faculty of law of the University of Paris. He was twice imprisoned by the French during the Tunisian struggle for independence. Early years Born on September 15, 1908, in Tunis, Slim came from an aristocratic family of Greek and Turkish origin. His mother was a member of the Beyrum family, a noble Turkish family which had risen to prominence in Tunis, and was famous throughout the Arab world for its learnedness in Islamic law. One of Slim's great-grandfathers, a Greek named Kafkalas, was captured as a boy by pirates, and sold to the Bey of Tunis, who educated and freed him and then made him his minister of defense. His paternal grandfather was an aristocratic Caid who ruled the wealthy province of Cape Bon. Political career In 1936, Sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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 before t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
