Bab el-Mellah serves as the historic gateway to the old Jewish quarter of Marrakesh, an area known as the Mellah. The gate marks the transition from the city’s medina into a neighborhood established in fifteen fifty-eight by decree of the…
The Jewish Mellah
Take a walk through the historic Jewish quarter to discover its unique balconies, vibrant spice markets, and enduring sacred spaces.
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1. Bab Elmaleh
2. Place Mellah
The Mellah of Marrakech is defined by its dense urban fabric of narrow alleyways, balconies, and internal courtyards, set apart from the surrounding medina by its historic status as the city's Jewish quarter. Established in the…
3. Tinsmiths Square
Place des Ferblantiers, or Tinsmiths Square, sits at a historic threshold in the southern medina of Marrakech. You can identify this open plaza by the sight of traditional metalworkers shaping sheets of copper and zinc in workshops that…
4. Mellah spice market
The Mellah spice market is defined by its tall, vibrant, conical pyramids of spices, which rely on hidden metal cones to maintain their precise shapes. Located within the historic Jewish quarter of Marrakesh, this marketplace is a…
5. Slat Al Azama Synagogue
Slat Al Azama Synagogue sits tucked away inside a building that appears from the street like an ordinary private residence. This design follows the traditional style of the Mellah, the city's historic Jewish quarter, where synagogues were…
6. Miaâra
The Miâra Cemetery is defined by thousands of rounded, whitewashed stone tombs that stretch across the landscape, creating a quiet contrast to the dense activity of the neighboring Mellah. As the largest Jewish cemetery in Morocco, this…