Bab Agnaou

Considered to be one of the most important gates of the Medina of Marrakech, Bab Agnaou was built in the thirteenth century by the Almohads Sultan, Yacoub el Mansour, to protect access to the administrative and military headquarters of the Kasbah.

The name "Agnou" as Gnawa, in Berber, means people being black skin color. Also called the "Bab al Kohl" and "Bab al Qasr" (the palace gate) in historical sources, Bab Agnaou is composed of four arches and around the arches is a frieze which reads a verse from the Koran written in Kufic. This feature is one of the uniqueness of this door of Marrakech. The Kufic script is indeed a calligraphy style that was developed in the city of "Kufa" in Iraq around the tenth century. Kufic is one of the most ancient scriptures of Arabic calligraphy which calligraphy descends directly from siriaque a written language. The first copies of the Koran are calligraphy under that standard. It can be found on many Islamic monuments in modified form: more square. The geometric Kufic style is perfect for an architectural treatment and gives this door, "Bab" in Arabic means "door", a particular interest.

Decorative work and monument of military architecture worth to visit during you haoliday in Marrakech, the defensive role of Bab Agnaou is reflected in its location offset from the main shopping district of the Kasbah that it serves.

At Bab Agnaou, a set of quality allow to our senses to be on the podium of the most spectacular Marrakech's gates to see.