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Bab Aghmat

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an open-air court. In a much later period a walled courtyard with a very different construction style was added on the outer end of the gate, forcing traffic to effect one more 180-degree turn (though in recent times the northern wall of this courtyard has been knocked down to allow a more direct passage). A staircase in the northeastern corner of the
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which effected a full 180-degree turn, forming a symmetrical structure around the axis of the wall: one entered from the west through a bastion on the outer side of the city wall, passing through a roofed vestibule, then exited westwards from the bastion on the inner side of the wall, passing through
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Like other Almoravid gates of the city, it has been significantly modified since its initial construction. Originally, it most likely consisted of a
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built the first walls of the city, but it has been modified since this time. It was named after
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La médina de Marrakech: Formation des espaces urbains d'une ancienne capitale du Maroc
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The Mellah of Marrakesh: Jewish and Muslim Space in Morocco's Red City
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The gate originally dates back to around 1126 when the
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Rabat: Éditions Techniques Nord-Africaines. 8: 170:') is the main southeastern gate of the 815: 709: 568: 416: 395: 381: 373: 281:Allain, Charles; Deverdun, Gaston (1957). 18: 937:Zawiya of Muhammad Ben Sliman al-Jazuli 264: 854:Kasbah Mosque (Moulay al-Yazid Mosque) 313: 311: 7: 1127:Museum of Confluences (Dar el Bacha) 1020:For city walls and other gates, see: 331: 329: 276: 274: 272: 270: 268: 40:Bab Aghmat in the early 20th century 1117:Berber Museum (in Majorelle Garden) 283:"Les portes anciennes de Marrakech" 156: 14: 34: 134: 16:City gate in Marrakesh, Morocco 1222:Category:People from Marrakesh 620:Ibn Tofail University Hospital 320:Marrakech: Des origines à 1912 1: 1046:Royal Palace (Dar al-Makhzen) 27: 1264: 942:Zawiya of Sidi Abd el-Aziz 735:Chez Ali Club de Marrakech 954:Sidi Abdallah al-Ghazwani 646:Marrakesh Railway Station 546:Battle of Sidi Bou Othman 361:Gottreich, Emily (2007). 336:Wilbaux, Quentin (2001). 318:Deverdun, Gaston (1959). 241:Seven Saints of Marrakesh 45: 33: 26: 932:Zawiya of Sidi Bel Abbes 792:Marrakech Street Circuit 751:FIA WTCR Race of Morocco 641:Marrakesh Menara Airport 556:2023 Al Haouz earthquake 293:: 85–126. 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city gate
Almoravid
Moorish
Moroccan
Marrakesh
Morocco
Coordinates
31°37′25.2″N 7°58′29.4″W / 31.623667°N 7.974833°W / 31.623667; -7.974833
circa
Arabic
lit.
Aghmat
medina
walled
Marrakesh
Morocco
Almoravid
Ali ibn Yusuf
Aghmat
bent passage
gatehouse
cemetery
Jewish cemetery
Mellah
Sidi Yusuf ibn Ali
Seven Saints of Marrakesh
Walls of Marrakesh

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