City walls and gates Marrakesh



bab agnaou


the ramparts of marrakesh, stretch 19 kilometres (12 mi) around medina of city, built almoravids in 12th century protective fortifications. walls made of distinct orange-red clay , chalk, giving city nickname red city ; stand 19 feet (5.8 m) high , have 20 gates , 200 towers along them. bab agnaou built in 12th century during almohad dynasty. berber name agnaou, gnaoua, refers people of sub-saharan african origin (cf. akal-n-iguinawen – land of black). gate called bab al kohl (the word kohl meaning black ) or bab al qsar (palace gate) in historical sources. corner-pieces embellished floral decorations. ornamentation framed 3 panels marked inscription quran in maghrebi script using foliated kufic letters, used in al-andalus. bab agnaou renovated , opening reduced in size during rule of sultan mohammed ben abdallah. bab aghmat located east of jewish , muslim cemeteries, , near tomb of ali ibn yusuf. bab berrima solid towers stands near badi palace. bab er robb (meaning lord s gate ) southern exit city, near bab agnaou. built in 12th century, provides access roads leading mountain towns of amizmiz , asni. bab el khémis, situated in medina s northeastern corner, 1 of city s main gates , features man-made spring.








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