Bab Mahrouk باب المحروق

Bab Mahrouk باب المحروق is a city gate in , . Bab Mahrouk باب المحروق is situated nearby to the city gate , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bab Mahrouk and Bou Inania Madrasa.

City gate
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, also spelled Bab Mahruq, is historically the main western city gate of , the old walled city of , . The gate dates from 1204 and is located on the northwestern corner of Place Bou Jeloud, near the edge of Kasbah an-Nouar.

University
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The or Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa is a madrasa in , built in 1350–55 by the Marinid sultan Abu Inan Faris. It is the only madrasa in Morocco which also functioned as a congregational mosque. is situated 310 metres east of Bab Mahrouk باب المحروق.

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is an ornate in , the old city of Fez, Morocco. The current gate was built by the French colonial administration in 1913 to serve as the grand entrance to the old city. is situated 210 metres southeast of Bab Mahrouk باب المحروق.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Fes and Fes el Bali.

Quarter
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Fes Jdid or Fes el-Jdid is one of the three parts of Fez, the second largest city of . It was founded by the Marinids in 1276 as an extension of and as a royal citadel and capital.

Suburb
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is the oldest part of . It is one of the three main districts of Fez, along with and the French-created Ville Nouvelle.

Neighborhood
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The is the historic Jewish quarter of , . It is located in , the part of Fez which contains the Royal Palace, and is believed to date from the mid-15th century.

Bab Mahrouk باب المحروق

Latitude
34.06256° or 34° 3′ 45″ north
Longitude
-4.98605° or 4° 59′ 10″ west
Open location code
8C6Q3277+2H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1494704297
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
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