Bab Boujloud, Fes

Bab Boujloud, Fes (Morocco)

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. The name Bou Jeloud dates from well before the existence of the current gate. By one account the name is a vernacular corruption of the expression Abu al- Junud referring to a parade ground or military square in this case the large square known as Place Bou Jeloud just west of the gate.