Bab El Gorjani
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Bab El Gorjani(Arabic:باب الغرجيني) is one of the gates of themedina of Tunis,the capital ofTunisia.
It is one of the gates on the second enclosure of the eastern suburbs of Tunis. Built in theTurkishperiod, it takes its name from one ofAbul Hasan ash-Shadhili's forty disciples,Sidi Ali El Gorjani,who also gave his name to a now-disused cemetery and a public park.[1]
Equipped with an important bastion, it controls the plains ofMornagand Sebkha Sejoumi.
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