Bab (Gateway)
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Bab is the Arabic word for gateway. Several babs have been built throughout the time, such as the Babs of Cairo
and those of Marrakech
.
Gates of Cairo
The Gates of Cairo, Bābs al-Cairo, were gates at portals in the city walls of medieval Islamic Cairo, within the present day city of Cairo, Egypt....
and those of Marrakech
Marrakech
Marrakech or Marrakesh , known as the "Ochre city", is the most important former imperial city in Morocco's history...
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Egypt
- Bab El Fetouh
- Al-Bāb al-Jadīd (the New Gate), built in 1170 in the eastern wall; still remains
- Bāb al-Ghūrī (the Gate of the Attacker)
- Bāb al-Ḩusayniyyah (Ḩusayniyyah Gate, referring to a district)
- Bāb al-Khalq (the Gate of Creation)
- Bab El Khoga
- Bāb al-NasrBab al-NasrBab al-Nasr may refer to:*Bab al-Nasr , Syria*Bab al-Nasr, Cairo, Egypt...
(the Gate of Victory) - Bāb al-Qanţarah (the Gate of the Bridge)
- Bāb al-Qilà (the Gate of Alkali)
- Bāb al-Sharī‘ah (the Gate of Law)
- Bāb al-Silsilah (the Gate of the Chain)
- Bāb al-Sirr (the Gate of the Secret)
- Bāb al-Tawfīq (the Gate of Success)
- Bāb al-Wazīr (the Minister's Gate), opened in 1341 by the wazīr *(minister of state) Najm al-Dīn Muḩammad; still remains
- Bāb Khān al-Khalīlī (Khān al-Khalīlī Gate, referring to a *district)
- Bāb Sa‘ādah (Gate of Happiness)
- Bāb Darb al-Laban (Milk Road Gate)
- Bab ZuweilaBab ZuweilaBab Zuweila is a medieval gate in Cairo, which is still standing in modern times. It was also known as Bawabbat al-Mitwali during the Ottoman period, and is sometimes spelled Bab Zuwayla. It is considered one of the major landmarks of the city, and is the last remaining southern gate from the...