The Mellah :
The Marrakesh mellah dates from the 1550's, as noted on the door to the Jewish cemetery. Unlike the Moslem old city or medina, the mellah has many three story buildings towering over narrow streets, reflecting the crowded conditions of the many Jews who lived there until the 1960's. In the Jewish quarter there are synagogues and schools and a Jewish cemetery where Rabbi Hanania Ha-Cohen, the Lion of Marrakesh is buried. Also buried here is Rabbi Pinchas Cohen

Synagogues :
were once found on every street, but only a few remain in operation. In the middle of the Mellah is a building that housed until recently a synagogue and a home for the elderly. Another synagogue is across from the jewelers market, where several Jewish goldsmiths still produce pendants of the hand of Fatima, which is a symbol of good luck to both Jews and Muslims.
The Negidim synagogue was built at the end of the 19th century: a window in the ceiling is the only source of light for the synagogue’s three small rooms…
The other synagogue of the mellah is the Salat el Alzama, built at the turn of the century. There is a local legend that the synagogue was built during the Second Temple period by Jews who had never lived in Eretz-Israel and had not witnessed the destruction of the Temple. Hence they were not bound by the same rituals and prohibitions as other Jews and ate meat during the period of mourning from the 17th of Tammuz to the 9th of Av (the day on which both the first and second Temples were said to have been destroyed).
Cemetery :
This, the largest Jewish cemetery in Morocco, is located adjacent to the mellah (Jewish quarter), within the medina (old city) of Marrakech and simply is called the Jewish Cemetery. Present Marrakech population is over 900,000 with a current Jewish population of about 220-250 adults and older children, plus some young children.
The cemetery has three sections: for men, women, and young children. There are no divisions for Cohanim, or for married versus unmarried people. Older children apparently are buried in the men's and women's sections…The tombstones can be differentiated by their ages, their shapes and sizes, the construction materials used, the presence and language of any inscriptions, and the presence of embedded plaques. The tombstones belong to three general time periods. Differing styles and materials were used during each period: A- the oldest stones are 200-300 years old. They are low, compact, and plain…B- The middle-aged stones are 150-200 years old. They are coffin-shaped, about 6 feet long, 2 feet wide, two or three feet tall, with flat tops…C- The newest stones are less than 150 years old. They are coffin-shaped like the middle-aged tombstones, but are slightly larger, and constructed mostly of marble, with carved inscriptions…
The rural areas surrounding Marrakesh have the heaviest concentration of Jewish saints of anywhere in Morocco. Demnate, northeast of Marrakesh, is one of the few rural towns with a well developed mellah, as well as a cemetery with the saint David Draa Halevy. Near-by Sidi Rahal has the mausoleum of Jacob Mahmias, called Moul Almay. South of Marrakesh, in the ancient town of Aghbalou in the Ourika Valley, the tomb of Saloman Ben Elhans is cared for by one of the few remaining Berber Jews in Morocco. At the highest point on the road to Ouarzazate, a Jewish saint, David Lachkar (or Moulay Ighi), is buried in the stronghold of the most powerful Berber family of the twentieth century, the Glaoui.