Bab al-Khamis (Tlemcen)

Bab al-Khamis
Bab al-Khamis
باب الخميس
	Bab al-Khamis
	Interactive map of the Bab al-Khamis area
General information
Type	city gate
Location	Tlemcen, Algeria
Coordinates	34°52′26.86″N 1°19′29.25″W / 34.8741278°N 1.3247917°W

Bab al-Khemis (Arabic: باب الخميس, romanized: Bāb al-Ḫamīs, lit. 'gate of Thursday') is a historical city gate in the old medina of Tlemcen, Algeria.

The gate is positioned directly below the Musalla of Mansourah (small mosque), to the left of the historical road connecting Tlemcen to Maghnia. It stands approximately 500 meters in front of the main enclosure of the Mansourah fortress.^[1]

References

^ Marçais, William; Marçais, Georges (1903). Les monuments arabes de Tlemcen [The Arab Monuments of Tlemcen] (in French). Paris (France): A. Fontemoing. pp. 214–216.

External links

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[1] Marçais, William; Marçais, Georges (1903). Les monuments arabes de Tlemcen [The Arab Monuments of Tlemcen] (in French). Paris (France): A. Fontemoing. pp. 214–216.

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