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Kasbah and Mellah

The Kasbah (the ancient royal quarter) lies south of the main medina area and contains the ruins of the Badi palace (Palais el Badi) as well as the current royal palace. Near the Kasbah is the Mellah, the ancient Jewish quarter.


01 Square with palm trees	02 Pink wall with decorated windows	03 Stork nest	04 Palais el Badi


05 Palais el Badi	06 Palais el Badi	07 Koubba al-Khamsiniyya in Palais el Badi


08 Palais el Badi panorama view	09 Spices bags	10 Spices bags	11 Spices bags


12 Conical spices heaps	13 Door and pink wall

Other Marrakech galleries: Ali ben Youssef medersa ▪ Djemaa el Fna ▪ Koutoubia mosque ▪ Marrakech museum ▪ Palais de la Bahia ▪ The Souks

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