Bab Mahrouk

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Bab Mahrouk is a historic city gate in Fez, Morocco, marking one of the main entrances to the old medina and reflecting its medieval Islamic architecture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bab Mahrouk canonical 2
Bab Mahrouk (Latin script) 1

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure
city gate
historic monument
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture
medieval Moroccan architecture
category Buildings and structures in Fez, Morocco
Gates in Morocco
Medina of Fez
connects inner streets of Fes el-Bali
outside road network of Fez
country Morocco
function entrance to old medina
hasApproximateEra medieval period
hasCulturalSignificance important access point for visitors to old medina
symbol of medieval defenses of Fez
hasFeature arched gateway
decorative stonework
fortified towers
inscription panel
merlons
hasNameInLanguage Bab Mahrouk self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bab Mahrouk (Latin script)

باب المحروق (Arabic)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Medina of Fez)
isPublicAccess true
isTouristAttraction true
locatedIn Fes el-Bali
Fez
Morocco
locatedInTimeZone UTC+1
locatedNear Bab Bou Jeloud
Bab Chorfa
Bab Guissa
Bab al-Sagma
Borj Nord
locatedOn western perimeter of Fes el-Bali city walls
materialUsed brick
stone
orientation western side of medina of Fez
partOf city walls of Fez
Medina of Fez
surface form: medina of Fez
significance one of main western entrances to Fes el-Bali
use city gate

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Medina of Fez hasGate Bab Mahrouk
Bab Bou Jeloud near Bab Mahrouk
Bab Mahrouk hasNameInLanguage Bab Mahrouk self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bab Mahrouk (Latin script)