Mellah

A mellah is the place of residence historically assigned to Jewish communities in Morocco. The urban mellah, as it exists in numerous cities and large towns, is a Jewish quarter enclosed by a wall and a fortified gateway, typically near the residence of the sultan or governor.
Wikipedia
Photo: Misa.stefanovic.07, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Demnate.

Town
Photo: Khalid600, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in central , located at the foot of the roughly 110 km east of . The city is surrounded by mountains and natural attractions, including the natural land bridge Imi-n-Ifri Formation containing dinosaur traces, and the .

Mellah

Latitude
31.73403° or 31° 44′ 3″ north
Longitude
-7.0023° or 7° 0′ 8″ west
Open location code
8C3JPXMX+J3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8319393158
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q1331767
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Mellah from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Mellah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الملاح”
  • Arabic: “حي الملاح”
  • Arabic: “ملاح”
  • Catalan: “Mallah”
  • Catalan: “Mellah”
  • Dutch: “Mellah”
  • Estonian: “Mellah”
  • Finnish: “Mellah”
  • French: “El Mellah”
  • French: “Mellah”
  • German: “Mellah”
  • Hebrew: “מלאח”
  • Indonesian: “Mellah”
  • Italian: “Mellah”
  • Japanese: “メッラー”
  • Japanese: “メッラーフ”
  • Korean: “멜라”
  • Ladino: “Mellah de Marrakesh”
  • Persian: “ملاح (محله)”
  • Persian: “ملاح”
  • Portuguese: “Mellah”
  • Russian: “Мелла”
  • Spanish: “barrio judío”
  • Spanish: “judería”
  • Spanish: “Mellah”
  • Turkish: “mellah”
  • Urdu: “ملاح (مراکش)”
  • Urdu: “ملاح”
  • Walloon: “Mella”
  • Western Panjabi: “ملاح (المغرب)”
  • Western Panjabi: “ملاح”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Mellah”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mellah and Imlil.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grands taxis and Transports mixtes.

Morocco: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Marrakech, Casablanca, Fez, and Rabat.

Curious Neighborhoods to Discover

Uncover intriguing neighborhoods from every corner of the globe.