Kasbah of Beni Mellal
قصبة بني ملال | |
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Interactive map of Kasbah of Beni Mellal | |
| Location | Beni Mellal |
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| Coordinates | 32°19′29″N 6°20′15″W / 32.32464°N 6.33752°W |
| Completion date | 1688 |
Kasbah of Beni Mellal is a kasbah in Beni Mellal, Morocco. It is a classified monument by the Moroccan Ministry of Culture. [1]
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]
Gallery
The Kasbah with a view over the city of Beni Mellal
View inside the Kasbah
The Kasbah is also accessible by car
References
- ↑ "Classified Monuments in Morocco". IDPC. Archived from the original on 2017-07-08.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Brockhaus' Conversations-lexikon: Allgemeine Deutsche Real-encyklopädie (in German). F.A. Brockhaus. 1883.