Bab Zuweila is one of three remaining gates in the walls of the Old City of Cairo Egypt  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 walls of Fatimid Cairo in the 11th and 12th century Its name comes from Bab meaning "Door" and Zuwayla the name of a tribe of Berber warriors from the western desert members of which were charged with guarding the gate