Andalusian wall of Rabat

[1] The wall was built at the beginning of the 17th century and delimited the district where Morisco refugees settled, mostly after their expulsion from Spain in 1609.

[2] This district, the present-day "medina", comprises the northern part of the planned city which the Almohads began constructing in the late 13th century but which had been left practically uninhabited and mainly occupied by open fields.

The wall is over 1.4 km long, and its height varies between 4.9 m and 5.5 m for an average thickness of 1.65 m. It surrounds an area of 840 hectares.

Its decoration is reminiscent of older Almohad gates in the city, although in simpler form.

It is named after a local marabout of Jewish origin, Sidi Makhlouf, whose tomb is adjoined to it.