Bab el-Khemis (Meknes)

Bab el-Khemis (Arabic: باب الخميس, romanized: Bāb al-Ḫamīs, lit.

'gate of Thursday') is a historical city gate in the west of the old town (medina) of Meknes, Morocco.

The city gate was completed in 1686 or 1687 during the reign of Alaouite Sultan Moulay Ismail who ruled between 1672 and 1727.

[4] It was once the main entrance to the Jewish quarter or Mellah and the western entrance to the City of the Garden of Amber, Madinat Ar-Riad Al Anbari,[5] which housed the Oudaya's army and the members of the Ismail's court.

The geometry and decorations of the gate are similar to those of Bab el-Bardayin, which also dates from the reign of Moulay Ismail.