Bab El Allouj
| Bab El Allouj | |
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Arabic: باب العلوج | |
 Bab El Allouj in 1900 | |
 Interactive map of the Bab El Allouj area | |
General information | |
| Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
| Coordinates | 36°48′11″N 10°09′55″E / 36.803007°N 10.16524°E |
Bab El Allouj (Arabic: باب العلوج) is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis. Built under the Hafsid sultan Abū lshâq Ibrâhîm al-Mustansir (1349–1369), it was originally named Bab er-Rehiba or "the small esplanade gate", after a long avenue between two of the medina's walls.[1]
In 1435, it took the name of Bab El Allouj, when Sultan Abu Amr Uthman brought his mother's family from Italy (his mother was a former Italian captive) and installed her in the esplanade quarter. The gate which became Rahbat El Allouj, allouj (in the singular alij), describing white foreigners and often Christian slaves.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Vieux Tunis: Les Portes". Municipalité de Tunis (in French). Retrieved 20 April 2025.
External links
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