Kasbah

South of the medina, this was the center of power of the political capital that was Marrakech during the Almohad period. Saadian rulers in the 16th Century also settled here, as is evidenced by the vestiges of the Palais El Badi that Sultan Ahmed El Mansour commissioned to be as distinguished as his reign. The political importance of the Kasbah has lessened recently. South of the quarter stands the Royal Palace, built in the 18th Century, which is one of many domiciles belonging to the current King of Morocco, Mohammed VI. South of the palace lie the Agdal Gardens (Jardins de L'Agdal), dating from the 12th Century. Northeast of the Kasbah quarter is the Mellah quarter, the historical Jewish quarter, which unfurls row after row of lively alleyways full of little shops and markets. North of Mellah, Riad Zitoun El-Jedid Street, with its nice shops, leads to Jemaâ El Fna Square and the museums of Dar Si Said and Maison Tiskiwin (Musée Bert Flint), along with the Palais de la Bahia. Though it doesn't attract the touristy crowd of the souks, the Riad Zitoun area is one of the most Europeanized quarters of the medina.
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