Bab Jebli

Bab Jebli

Bab Jebli (Arabic: باب الجبلي) is one of the gates of the medina of Sfax, located in the center of the northern facade of its walls between Bab Nahj El Bey and Bab Jebli Jedid.[1] The gate gives access to a popular vegetables market and Sidi Bouchaicha Mosque inside the medina, and to a covered market in its outside.

History

The commemorative plaque of Bab Jebli

In his book History of Sfax, Boubaker Abdelkafi suggests that Bab Jebli and Bab Diwan are the oldest and the unique entrances of the medina until the end of the 19th century.[2] It was built during the reign of the Aghlabid dynasty that ruled Ifriqiya for the whole 9th century[3]

According to the commemorative epigraphic plaque on top of the gate, it was restored by the Hafsid sultan Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz II in 1419. Later, between 1756 and 1809, the Husainid rulers renovated it again.[4]

Description

Bab Jebli's architecture has a typical Aghlabid style. It represents a fortified entrance built with dimension stones like all the other ifryqiyian monuments of the 9th century. It has the shape of a vaulted Skifa with only 10 meters of depth.

Between its outer and inner entrances, the lobby used to serve for guards dwellings with Borj Bab Jebli's tower on top of it.[2]

  • Columns of Bab Jebli
    Columns of Bab Jebli
  • Merchands in Bab Jebli
    Merchands in Bab Jebli
  • The door of Bab Jebli
    The door of Bab Jebli
  • The arche of the outer entrance
    The arche of the outer entrance

References

  1. ^ "La médina de Sfax". Zaher Kammoun (in French). 2015-06-01. Archived from the original on 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  2. ^ a b Abdelkafi, Boubaker (1966). History of Sfax Vol.1: Urban life. Sfax. pp. 54–56.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "Sfax". Institut National du Patrimoine - Tunisie (in French). Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  4. ^ Mahfoudh, Faouzi (1988). The city of Sfax. Paris, Sorbonne University. pp. 98–105.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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