Kasbah of Beni Mellal

Kasbah of Beni Mellal is a historical monument in Beni Mellal, Morocco. It is a classified monument by the Moroccan Ministry of Culture. [1]

Kasbah of Beni Mellal
قصبة بني ملال
LocationBeni Mellal
Completion date1688

The name

The Kasbah is also named Kasbah or Borj Ras el Ain instead of Beni Mellal. [2]

History

The Kasbah is located on the top of a mountain next to Ain Asserdoune which provides a view over the city of Beni Mellal.

It was first built by the Alaouite Sultan Moulay Ismail to protect the city from invaders. [3]

  • The Kasbah with a view over the city of Beni Mellal
    The Kasbah with a view over the city of Beni Mellal
  • View inside the Kasbah
    View inside the Kasbah
  • The Kasbah is also accessible by car
    The Kasbah is also accessible by car

References
  1. "Classified Monuments in Morocco". IDPC.
  2. Martinière, Maximilien Antoine Cyprien Henri Poisson de La; Lacroix, Napoléon (1894). Documents pour servir à l'étude du nord ouest africain (in French). Gouvernement général de l'Algérie, Service des affaires indigènes.
  3. Brockhaus' Conversations-lexikon: Allgemeine Deutsche Real-encyklopädie (in German). F.A. Brockhaus. 1883.


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