There is a Commonwealth War Grave site at Majaz al Bab, largely dedicated to those who fell during the North African campaign, including Operation Torch and the Tunisia Campaign, during World War II.

[1][2] Haouanet (plural of the word hanout (حانوت), which means "shop" in Arabic) are ancient sepulchral chambers hollowed out of the rock.

During the Roman Empire Majaz al Bab was a civitas of the Roman province of Africa Proconsolaris called Membressa,[4] and was the site of the Battle of the Bagradas River (536) where the Byzantine general Belisarius was victorious over the rebel Stotzas.

[5] It was also the seat of a Christian Bishopric;[6] a Bishop Victor attended the Concilium Lateranense in 649.

During the Roman Empire this part of the Medjerda river valley had a high density of bishoprics,[7] with four other bishops resident within 10 kilometers of the Majaz al Bab.