Bab El Haddid

Bab El Haddid is a city gate in , . Bab El Haddid is situated nearby to , as well as near the college .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bou Inania Madrasa and Batha Museum.

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 600 metres northwest of Bab El Haddid.

Museum
Photo: Henry Zbyszynski, CC BY 2.0.
Dar Batḥa, or Qasr al-Batḥa, is a former royal palace and present-day museum in . The palace was commissioned by the Alawi sultan Hassan I in the late 19th century and finished under his successor Abdelaziz. is situated 440 metres northwest of Bab El Haddid.

Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 620 metres northwest of Bab El Haddid.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fes el Bali and New Fes.

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.

Quarter
Photo: Robert Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

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 El Haddid

Latitude
34.05738° or 34° 3′ 27″ north
Longitude
-4.97975° or 4° 58′ 47″ west
Open location code
8C6Q324C+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1496082234
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
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