Fortress
Kasbah of Beni Mellal
🇲🇦 Morocco · 17th century
Kasbah of Beni Mellal is a kasbah in Beni Mellal, Morocco. It is a classified monument by the Moroccan Ministry of Culture.
The Kasbah is also named Kasbah or Borj Ras el Ain instead of Beni Mellal.
The Kasbah is located on the top of a mountain next to Ain Asserdoune, which provides a view over the city of Beni Mellal.
It was first built by the Alaouite Sultan Moulay Ismail to protect the city from invaders.
Text adapted from “Kasbah of Beni Mellal” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kasbah of Beni Mellal ranks #6,900 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #32 of the 37 mapped in Morocco. Founded 1688, it is older than 24% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Morocco compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Kasbah of Beni Mellal?
Kasbah of Beni Mellal stands in Morocco, at 32.32464°, -6.33751°.
When was Kasbah of Beni Mellal built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1688. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Kasbah of Beni Mellal?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,900 of 8,133 worldwide, and #32 in Morocco. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Kasbah of Beni Mellal?
Telouet Kasbah, about 143 km away.
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