Bab Ksiba

Bab Ksiba is a gate in , Morocco. Bab Ksiba and another more famous gate further north, Bab Agnaou, served as entrances to the in the southern part of the medina of Marrakesh, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Type: Sally port
  • Description: building in Morocco
  • Also known as: “Porte de Ksiba”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jemaa el-Fnaa and Berrima Mosque.

Photo: Csörföly D, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also Jemaa el-Fna, Djema el-Fna or Djemaa el-Fnaa, is a square and market place in the medina quarter of , Morocco. It remains the main square of Marrakesh, used by locals and tourists. is situated 1½ km north of Bab Ksiba.

Mosque
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The Barrima Mosque is a in , , attached to the and Royal Palace of the city. It was built in the late 18th century by the Alawi sultan Muhammad ibn Abdallah. is situated 780 metres northeast of Bab Ksiba.

Museum
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The Slat al-Azama Synagogue or Lazama Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in , , . It is located in the historic Mellah of the old city. is situated 1 km northeast of Bab Ksiba.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mechouar Kasbah and L’Hivernage.

Neighborhood
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The Kasbah of Marrakesh is a large walled district in the southern part of the medina of , , which historically served as the citadel and royal palace complex of the city.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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Marrakesh or Marrakech is the fourth-largest city in . It is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the region.

Bab Ksiba

Latitude
31.61223° or 31° 36′ 44″ north
Longitude
-7.98934° or 7° 59′ 22″ west
Open location code
8C3JJ266+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 374128433
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Wiki­data ID
Q4837219
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Bab Ksiba” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باب القصيبة”
  • Bengali: “বাব আল-কুসাইয়্যাবাহ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “باب القصيبه”
  • French: “Bab Ksiba”
  • German: “Bab Ksiba”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “باب لقصيبة”
  • Swedish: “Bab Ksiba”
  • Urdu: “باب قصبیہ”

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Highlights include Kasbah Red Castel Hostel and Bab el Aghdar.

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