This gate was called Maritime Gate, because it is the only sea gate of the city of Rabat Fath in general and of the medina in particular. This door is located on the river front, that is to say the northern facade of the medina and it was in direct contact with the Bouregreg river, as well as with the mouth of the Bouregreg river, which directly joins the ocean atlantic. This gate was established by the Alaouite sultan Sidi Muhammad ben Abdullah in the 18th century. As a reminder, historically, this facade was preceded by another sea gate was also called the sea gate, and it was in the same place, but on the right side of the current site, near the stairs which are currently on the right. It was founded in the seventeenth century, that is to say in the Moorish period, and it was in the same line through which the wall of the Morisco wall passed in the seventeenth century, and the present door is pierced in a new construction, which represents a new expansion of the river front, the so-called Al-Barija, that is, the small tower that is to the left of the gate, as well as the wall parallel to the entrance to the sea gate The main task of this gate came down to the fact that all the goods that entered via the ships at the mouth of the river were placed in small boats, and the latter were the ones who delivered these goods to the medina of Rabat via the sea gate, and vice versa, that is to say with regard to the export, the raw materials were like for example wool, leather and other materials for which the city of Rabat was known, these materials were exported by boat to ships that were anchored in the estuary, and from there, exported to countries that had commercial relations with Morocco. appelle Al-Barija, c’est-à-dire la petite tour qui se trouve à gauche de la porte, ainsi que le mur parallèle à l’entrée de la porte maritime. La tâche principale de cette porte se résumait du fait que toutes les marchandises qui entraient via les navires à l’embouchure du fleuve étaient placées dans des petites barques, et ces dernières étaient ceux qui livraient ces marchandises à la médina de Rabat via la porte maritime, et vice versa, c’est-à-dire en ce qui concerne l’exportation, les matières premières étaient comme par exemple la laine, le cuir et d’autres matériaux pour lesquels la ville de Rabat était connue, ces matières étaient exportés par barques vers les navires qui étaient ancrés à l’estuaire, et de là, exportés vers des pays qui avaient des relations commerciales avec le Maroc.
This gate was called Maritime Gate, because it is the only sea gate of the city of Rabat Fath in general and of the medina in particular. This door is located on the river front, that is to say the northern facade of the medina and it was in direct contact with the Bouregreg river, as well as with the mouth of the Bouregreg river, which directly joins the ocean atlantic. This gate was established by the Alaouite sultan Sidi Muhammad ben Abdullah in the 18th century. As a reminder, historically, this facade was preceded by another sea gate was also called the sea gate, and it was in the same place, but on the right side of the current site, near the stairs which are currently on the right. It was founded in the seventeenth century, that is to say in the Moorish period, and it was in the same line through which the wall of the Morisco wall passed in the seventeenth century, and the present door is pierced in a new construction, which represents a new expansion of the river front, the so-called Al-Barija, that is, the small tower that is to the left of the gate, as well as the wall parallel to the entrance to the sea gate The main task of this gate came down to the fact that all the goods that entered via the ships at the mouth of the river were placed in small boats, and the latter were the ones who delivered these goods to the medina of Rabat via the sea gate, and vice versa, that is to say with regard to the export, the raw materials were like for example wool, leather and other materials for which the city of Rabat was known, these materials were exported by boat to ships that were anchored in the estuary, and from there, exported to countries that had commercial relations with Morocco. appelle Al-Barija, c’est-à-dire la petite tour qui se trouve à gauche de la porte, ainsi que le mur parallèle à l’entrée de la porte maritime. La tâche principale de cette porte se résumait du fait que toutes les marchandises qui entraient via les navires à l’embouchure du fleuve étaient placées dans des petites barques, et ces dernières étaient ceux qui livraient ces marchandises à la médina de Rabat via la porte maritime, et vice versa, c’est-à-dire en ce qui concerne l’exportation, les matières premières étaient comme par exemple la laine, le cuir et d’autres matériaux pour lesquels la ville de Rabat était connue, ces matières étaient exportés par barques vers les navires qui étaient ancrés à l’estuaire, et de là, exportés vers des pays qui avaient des relations commerciales avec le Maroc.
