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  • Bab Jedid

  • Bab Jedid

    Bab Jedid is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis. It was built in 1278 AD by the Hafsid Sultan Abu Zakariyâ Yahya al-Wathiq. Bab Jedid was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 as part of Medina of Tunis.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Medina of Tunis.
    World Heritage Site
    Bab Jedid
    by DrFO.Jr.Tn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 16 m

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    Bab Jedid

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1979

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Tunisia

    Tunis

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    13th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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