Bab el Bhar (Arabic: باب البحر, gate of the sea), also known as Porte De France (the gate of France), is a city gate in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It marks the separation between the Medina of Tunis and the modern city. The gate is made up of a lowered archway and topped by a crenellated parapet.

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  The gate surrounded by shops in 1895
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  Details of the inscription on top of the door
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  Night view
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  Altitude marking (7 meters above sea level)