Bab Doukkala

Bab Doukkala is the main northwestern gate of the medina of Marrakesh, Morocco.

Photo: Robert Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: City gate
Description: gate located northwest of the Medina of Marrakesh
Also known as: “Bab Doukkala, Marrakesh” and “Bab Dukkala”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Majorelle Garden and Jemaa el-Fnaa.

Majorelle Garden

Park

Photo: Viault, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Majorelle Garden is a one-hectare botanical garden and artist's landscape garden in Marrakesh, Morocco. It was created by the French Orientalist artist Jacques Majorelle over almost forty years, starting in 1923, and features a Cubist villa designed by French architect Paul Sinoir in the 1930s.

Jemaa el-Fnaa

Photo: Csörföly D, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jemaa el-Fnaa, also Jemaa el-Fna, Djema el-Fna or Djemaa el-Fnaa, is a square and market place in the medina quarter of Marrakesh, Morocco. It remains the main square of Marrakesh, used by locals and tourists. Jemaa el-Fnaa is situated 1¼ km southeast of Bab Doukkala.

Dar el Bacha

Garden

Photo: YassirZek, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dar el Bacha is a palace situated in the old medina of Marrakesh, Morocco. It currently houses the Museum of Confluences. Dar el Bacha is situated 770 metres southeast of Bab Doukkala.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Medina of Marrakesh and L’Hivernage.

Medina of Marrakesh

Suburb

Photo: Wanted, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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