Jemaa el-Fna: A Square Built on Blood?

From Execution Ground to Market Jemaa el-Fna wasn’t built for tourists. In the 11th century, it was a brutal site for public executions. Its name translates to “Assembly of the Dead” because the Sultans used this open space to display the severed heads of rebels. It was a massive, dusty warning to the public long […]

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