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Bab Souika

Coordinates: 36°48′18″N 10°10′06″E / 36.805126°N 10.168221°E / 36.805126; 10.168221
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Bab Souika
Arabic: باب سويقة
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Coordinates36°48′18″N 10°10′06″E / 36.805126°N 10.168221°E / 36.805126; 10.168221
Demolished1861

Bab Souika (Arabic: باب سويقة) is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis.

It was demolished in 1861. Its situation was between Bab El Khadra and Bab Saadoun, near the Halfaouine district and gave its name to the surrounding neighborhood.[1]

Bab Souika means "the gate of the small souk".

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