Bab El Gorjani
Building in Tunis, Tunisia
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Bab El Gorjani, or Bab Sidi Ali El Gorjéni (Arabic: باب الغرجيني) is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia.
EtymologySidi Ali El Gorjani, a saint buried nearby[1]
Coordinates36°47′33.8″N 10°9′51.0″E
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Arabic: باب الغرجيني | |
Bab El Gorjani in 1890 | |
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| Etymology | Sidi Ali El Gorjani, a saint buried nearby[1] |
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| Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
| Coordinates | 36°47′33.8″N 10°9′51.0″E |
It is one of the gates on the second enclosure of the eastern suburbs of Tunis., built in the Turkish period.[citation needed] It takes its name from one of Abul Hasan ash-Shadhili's forty disciples, Sidi Ali El Gorjani, who also gave his name to a now-disused cemetery and a public park.[1]
Equipped with an important bastion, it controls the plains of Mornag and Sebkha Sejoumi.
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