The old cemetery, also called the marine cemetery, is separated from the ocean by a single wall.
It has 2400 tombstones all made of rocky stones, the oldest of which date from 1775.
Very visited because it hosts the mausoleum of Rabbi Ḥaim Pinto,[2] the old cemetery served until around 1875 as the main cemetery of the city which had a large Jewish community.
[3] The new cemetery was founded in 1892, located opposite the old one.
However, in 2010, Edmond Amran El Maleh was buried in the old cemetery at his request.