Walls and doors

Historians disagree on the date of construction of the walls of the city of Marrakech, but most likely it to between 1126 and 1127 m. Geographical estimated Idrissi along these walls Almoravid about nine kilometers were all built rammed earth or what is termed locally as «the board» or «cob».

Doukkala door and door Aghmat months doors Marrakech
During the reign of the Unitarians, the caliph Yaqub al-Mansur worked to strengthen the fabric of the city and fortifications built trachea, which was the seat of government or stored city, along the lines of other cities in the Muslim West. Unitarians support Casbah several doors disappeared some leaving only door Agnaou which is still Raassaa off the silo mosque, the main door of the rod and the Almohad unique form for the rest of the doors through full bow homogenized parties, sorghum and decoration. Pape Doukkala and Aghmat (See Bab Doukkala door Aghmat).
The Babi Doukkala and Aghmat from the main doors that permeates the walls of the ancient city of Marrakech, where endemic Bab Doukkala in the western part, and leads to the mosque door Doukkala, while there door Aghmat in the east of the ancient city open so on the road leading to the angle of Sidi Bin Saleh.
With regard to the door Doukkala It consists of two towers flanking a large corridor leads to the heart of the old city, and return label this section Bdkalh adjacent to the city, which was then inhabited by the Almohad static field. With regard to the door Aghmat It constitutes one of the towers that permeates the eastern side of the city walls outlets.