Bab Bou Jeloud
Bab Bou Jeloud is an ornate city gate in Fes el Bali, the old city of Fez, Morocco. The current gate was built by the French colonial administration in 1913 to serve as the grand entrance to the old city.Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Moroccan cultural heritage site
- Wheelchair access: limited
Notable Places in the Area
Bou Inania Madrasa
University
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bou Inania Madrasa or Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa is a madrasa in Fes, Morocco, built in 1350–55 CE by Abu Inan Faris. Bou Inania Madrasa is situated 130 metres northeast of Bab Bou Jeloud.
Dar Batha
Museum
Photo: Henry Zbyszynski, CC BY 2.0.
Dar Batḥa, or Qasr al-Batḥa, is a former royal palace in the city of Fez, Morocco. Dar Batha is situated 180 metres southeast of Bab Bou Jeloud.
Dar al-Magana
Memorial
Photo: Ziberat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dar al-Magana is a 14th-century building in Fes, Morocco, built by the Marinid Sultan Abu Inan Faris which houses a weight-powered water clock. Dar al-Magana is situated 100 metres northeast of Bab Bou Jeloud.
Bab Bou Jeloud
- Categories: city gate, building, tourism and historic site
- Location: Fez, Fès-Meknès, Middle Atlas, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.0617° or 34° 3' 42" northLongitude
-4.98402° or 4° 59' 3" westOpen Location Code
8C6Q3268+M9OpenStreetMap ID
way 574667510OpenStreetMap Feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap Feature
historic=city_gateOpenStreetMap Feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap Attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q2881543Bab Bou Jeloud Satellite Map
© OpenStreetMap, Mapbox and Maxar
Also Known As
- Arabic: باب_بوجلود
- Arabic: باب أبي الجنود
- Arabic: باب بو جلود
- Arabic: باب بوجلود
- Catalan: Bab Bou Jeloud
- Chinese: 布日卢蓝门
- Chinese: 布日鲁蓝门
- Egyptian Arabic: باب بوجلود
- English: Bab Boujeloud
- French: Bab Bou Jeloud
- French: Bab Boujloud
- German: Bab Boujeloud
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: Bab Bou Jeloud
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: Bab Boujeloud
- Hausa: Bab Bou Jeloud
- Hausa: Bab Boujeloud
- Hebrew: באב בו ג'לוד
- Indonesian: Bab Bou Jeloud
- Italian: Bab Boujloud
- Japanese: ブー・ジュルード門
- Moroccan Arabic: باب بوجلود
- Spanish: Bab Bou Jeloud
Landmarks in the Area
- KessariaMarketplace
- mosquée al lazazMosque, 100 metres northeast
- dar el mathafArt gallery, 120 metres east
- Mosquée Bou InaniaMosque, 130 metres northeast
- House of Maimonides140 metres northeast
Places in the Area
- Jawharaz Bab BoujloudCoffeehouse
- Tabac PresseNewsagent
- WafacashMoney transmitter
- La PalmaCoffeehouse
- Zine phone shop oppoMobile phone shop
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Bab Bou Jeloud. Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.