The mellah indicates with the Morocco the district where lived the residents Juif S of the city. High walls surround this one in order to separate well populations Moslem woman and Jewish.

The mellah of Fès, established in 1438, is regarded as oldest Jewish district of Morocco.

Etymology

The word melh means salt in Arabic and mellah means place or one concerve products with salt, but in each city it is used to indicate the Jewish district.

Mellah de Fès

Most important of Morocco, it was besides the first Jewish district separated from the Histoire of Morocco in 1438. At that time of fanaticism encouraged by the Dynasty of the Almohade S, the sultan, eager to protect the Jewish populations from the city, made build for them a reserved district with Fès el-Jedid, near the royal palace.

Mellah de Marrakech

Mellah of Marrakech was built in 1558 under the reign of Moulay Abdallah.

Mellah d' Essaouira (in the past Mogador)

In the middle of the 19th century, Mogador counted 10.000 Moslems and 17.000 Jews recluse in the mellah, the Jewish district located in the northern part of the old city.

See too

• Fès
• Jewish Morrocans