The gate that echoes ancient stories

Bab Mahrouk, the gate that echoes ancient stories, is the medieval city gate that stands on the northwest corner of Place Bou Jeloud, near the edge of Kasbah an-Nouar in Fes el Bali, Morocco. Mapped as a historic city gate, it was built in 1204 by the Almohad ruler Muhammad al-Nasir. Originally known as Bab ash-Shari'a (Gate of Justice/Law), its name changed after a Wazzani rebel called al-'Ubaydi was burnt here in 1203-04. The name Bab Mahruq (Gate of the Burnt) stuck, but the gate has seen other tales woven into its walls.

The Bab Mahrouk Cemetery, west of the gate, is one of the main cemeteries of Fes el Bali. It includes the mausoleum of 12th-century Islamic scholar Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi, and the famous Andalusi poet, Ibn al-Khatib, was buried there after he was killed while jailed in Fez in 1375. One of the tombs in the cemetery may contain the final resting place of Muhammad XI, the last ruler of Granada and al-Andalus, though experts have yet to confirm this. Today, the gate, or what remains of it, continues to stand. Still, you can listen to the whispers that linger around Bab Mahrouk and hear the stories that echo through the ages.

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