Mellah
Sign in to savealt=|thumb|The central street of the Mellah of Fez|Mellah of Fez, with distinctive domestic architecture of former Jewish houses A mellah ( or 'saline area'; and ) is the place of residence historically assigned to Jewish communities in Morocco.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Origins of the first ''Mellah'' in Fez (15th century)
- 16th–18th centuries
- 19th century
- 20th century onwards
- Culture
- Physical space and cultural interaction
- See also
- References
alt=|thumb|The central street of the Mellah of Fez|Mellah of Fez, with distinctive domestic architecture of former Jewish houses A mellah ( or 'saline area'; and ) is the place of residence historically assigned to Jewish communities in Morocco.
The urban mellah, as it exists in numerous cities and large towns, is a Jewish quarter enclosed by a wall and a fortified gateway, typically near the residence of the sultan or governor. In cities, the mellah was usually situated near the qaṣba (citadel), the royal palace, or the residence of the governor; some residents of the mellah held senior administrative positions and had to be available.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mellah” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.