Mellah of Casablanca

The Mellah of Casablanca was a part of the pre-colonial city that was traditionally inhabited by the Jews of Casablanca. The Mellah was located in the southern part of the Medina, between Bab es-Souq and Bab Marrakesh. Unlike older mellah quarters in other cities, the Mellah of Casablanca was not separated from the rest of the Medina by a wall or a gate, and there was an area at the periphery between the two quarters inhabited by both Jews and Muslims. The street called Rue des Synagogues also had mosques and zawiyas.