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Bab Skifa el Kahla
Mahdia, Tunisia
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Mahdia, Tunisia
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Mahdia
Tunisia
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Constructed between 916 and 921
rebuilt in 1554
12th c. / 6th c. AH Modified to accommodate Ottoman artilery
2015 / 1436 AH Rehabilitation
Style Periods
Fatimid
909-1171
Variant Names
Bab Skifa el Kahla
Black Gate
Variant
Bab Skifa al-Qahla
Variant
Bab Zouila
Variant
السقيفة الكحلة
Original
Building Usages
gate
military
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Bab Skifa el Kahla
Mahdia, Tunisia
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Mahdia, Tunisia
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Mahdia. Bab Skifa el Kahla. Exterior view.
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ICR0401
B & W print
ICR0393
B & W print
Mahdia. Bab Skifa el Kahla. Detail view.
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Mahdia. Bab Skifa el Kahla. View of adjacent building.
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Mahdia. Bab Skifa el Kahla. Detail view of inscription.
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Documents
Mahdiya
journal article
Associated Names
Mahdia
Tunisia
place
Events
Constructed between 916 and 921
rebuilt in 1554
12th c. / 6th c. AH Modified to accommodate Ottoman artilery
2015 / 1436 AH Rehabilitation
Style Periods
Fatimid
909-1171
Variant Names
Bab Skifa el Kahla
Black Gate
Variant
Bab Skifa al-Qahla
Variant
Bab Zouila
Variant
السقيفة الكحلة
Original
Building Usages
gate
military