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.
- Neighborhood
- Description: walled Jewish quarter of a city in Morocco
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Demnate and Imlil.
Mellah
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Latitude
31.73403° or 31° 44′ 3″ north
Longitude
-7.0023° or 7° 0′ 8″ west
Open location code
8C3JPXMX+J3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Mellah” goes by many names.
الملاحArabic
حي الملاحArabic
ملاحArabic
MallahCatalan
MellahCatalan
MellahDutch
MellahEstonian
MellahFinnish
מלאחHebrew
MellahIndonesian
MellahItalian
メッラーJapanese
メッラーフJapanese
멜라Korean
Mellah de MarrakeshLadino
ملاحPersian
ملاح (محله)Persian
МеллаRussian
mellahTurkish
ملاحUrdu
ملاح (مراکش)Urdu
MellaWalloon
ملاحWestern Panjabi
ملاح (المغرب)Western Panjabi
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