The gate dates from 1204 and is located on the northwestern corner of Place Bou Jeloud, near the edge of Kasbah an-Nouar.

[1]: 126 The current gate was built in 1204 by the Almohad ruler Muhammad al-Nasir (ruled 1199-1213), who rebuilt the city walls and fortifications of Fes generally.

[1] Today the gate is still standing but several other openings in the wall have been created nearby to allow for the passage of vehicles and regular traffic.

[4] It opens through a large horseshoe or Moorish arch, surrounded by a shallow rectangular frame (similar to Bab Mahrouk on the other side of the city).

[5][6] One of the tombs in the cemetery may contain the final resting place of Muhammad XII, the last ruler of Granada and al-Andalus, though experts have yet to confirm this.