Bab er Robb — Gate of the Lord — is one of the oldest surviving gates of the Marrakesh medina, set into the Almohad walls at the southern end of the Kasbah district. The gate was built in the 12th century and served as the main exit towards Agadir and the south. The name refers to an ancient tradition of selling carob syrup (robb) at the gate.
The structure retains much of its original Almohad stonework, and the area outside the gate — quieter and less touristically developed than the northern gates — gives a sense of how the city's edges used to feel. The remains of old olive presses built into the walls date from the period when this gate was the last stop before the long journey south. Easy to combine with a visit to the Saadian Tombs five minutes' walk away.