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Bab Souika (Arabic: باب سويقة) is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis.

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Its location was between Bab El Khadra and Bab Saadoun, near the Halfaouine district and gave its name to the surrounding neighborhood. It functioned as a market gate and controlled the roads to Bizerte, El Kef, and Béja.[1] It was demolished in 1861.[citation needed]

Bab Souika means "the gate of the small souk".

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