▁new ▁row ▁of ▁relatively ▁orn ate ▁Jewish ▁houses ▁and ▁bout iques ▁which ▁are ▁still ▁visible ▁today . ▁ ▁The ▁Lower ▁M ella h ▁▁ ▁The ▁" Lower " ▁M ella h ▁was ▁generally ▁poor er ▁and ▁dens er ▁than ▁the ▁Upper ▁M ella h . ▁The ▁urban ▁fabric ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁street ▁( Der b ▁al - S ou q ) ▁was ▁probably ▁also ▁the ▁oldest . ▁Here ▁the ▁streets ▁are ▁especially ▁con vol uted ▁due ▁to ▁constant ▁enc ro achment ▁by ▁expand ing ▁houses ▁over ▁time . ▁Many ▁work sh ops ▁were ▁also ▁found ▁here , ▁especially ▁near ▁the ▁market ▁street . ▁Many ▁lan es ▁led ▁to ▁imp ass es ▁which ▁were ▁in ▁turn ▁shut ▁off ▁by ▁gates ▁at ▁their ▁entrance , ▁creating ▁private ▁mini - ne igh bour hood s . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁public ▁streets ▁were ▁only ▁just ▁wide ▁enough ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁rit uals ▁and ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁par ading ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁on ▁his ▁bar ▁mit z v ah . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁in ▁this ▁neighbourhood ▁that ▁the ▁M ella h ' s ▁oldest ▁syn agog ues ▁are ▁found , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁I bn ▁Dan an ▁Syn agog ue ▁and ▁the ▁S lat ▁al - F ass iy in ▁Syn agog ue . ▁On ▁the ▁northern ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁c emetery , ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁district , ▁was ▁once ▁located ▁the ▁community ' s ▁abb ato ir . ▁Other ▁public ▁amen ities ▁and ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁included ▁a ▁m