Borj Belkari

Borj Belkari (Arabic: برج بالقاري, romanized: Burj bel-kari) is a bastion tower built in the 17th century as a part of the defensive walls of the Kasbah of Sultan Moulay Ismail in Meknes, Morocco.

The visit starts on the right of the entrance with archaeological ceramic finds in order to better appreciate the current pottery in the museum.

The first section presents the history of the ceramics of the Rif and the pre-Rif periods distributed in three halls.

The visitor has the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the characteristics of prehistoric ceramics, through the observation of several shapes, modeled or crafted and enriched with decoration.

As for the second section, it is entirely devoted to the current and old workshops of pottery.the pottery and ceramic pottery comes from five regions (Zerhoun and Meknes, Oued Laou, Ouazzane and Sless, Kariat Ba Mohamed and Tsoul), are displayed.

Inside the museum of pottery in Borj Belkari tower, Meknes.