TheJewish cemeteries of Essaouira are in the city ofEssaouira,Morocco. They include the old cemetery which is located by the sea and the new cemetery located opposite the old one.[1]
The old cemetery, also called the marine cemetery, is separated from theocean by a single wall. It has 2400 tombstones all made of rocky stones, the oldest of which date from 1775. Very visited because it hosts the mausoleum ofRabbi Ḥaim Pinto,[2] the old cemetery served until around 1875 as the main cemetery of the city which had a large Jewish community.[3]
The new cemetery was founded in 1892, located opposite the old one. However, in 2010,Edmond Amran El Maleh was buried in the old cemetery at his request.[3]
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