Bab el-Mrissa

Bab el-Mrissa, also known as Bab al-Mellah, is a gate in the city of , . The gate was commissioned by the Marinid sultan Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd Al-Haqq between 1270—1280.
Wikipedia
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  • City gate
  • …is also known as “Bab Lamrissa”
  • Description: Moroccan cultural heritage site

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hassan’s Tower and Grand Mosque of Rabat.

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Hassan Tower or Tour Hassan is the minaret of an incomplete in , Morocco. is situated 1 km south of Bab el-Mrissa.

Mosque
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The Great Mosque of Salé, also known as the Masjid al-Tal'a, is a historic in , Morocco. is situated 1 km northwest of Bab el-Mrissa.

Railway station
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or Gare de Salé-Ville… is situated 750 metres northeast of Bab el-Mrissa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kasbah of the Udayas and Rabat.

Village
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The , also spelled Kasbah of the…

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, literally "Fortified Place", is the capital city of .

Town
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is a town, which is situated 3 km south of Bab el-Mrissa.

Bab el-Mrissa

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Latitude
34.03312° or 34° 1′ 59″ north
Longitude
-6.82028° or 6° 49′ 13″ west
Open location code
8C6M25MH+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1503473325
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Wiki­data ID
Q2389277

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Bab el-Mrissa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باب المريسى”
  • Arabic: “باب الملاح”
  • Bengali: “বাব এল-ম্রিসা”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “باب المريسى”
  • French: “Bab el-Mrissa”
  • French: “Bab Mellah”
  • German: “Bab al-Murajsa”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “باب لمريسا”
  • Spanish: “Bab el-Mrissa”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Borj Mellah and Centre de néphrologie hémodialyse R’Mel.

Nearby Places

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Morocco: Highlights

Notable places include Marrakech and Casablanca.

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