▁The ▁district ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁instead ▁by ▁other ▁Muslim ▁residents , ▁who ▁make ▁up ▁its ▁population ▁today . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁there ▁were ▁reported ly ▁only ▁ 1 5 0 ▁Jews ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁F es ▁and ▁no ▁function ing ▁syn agog ues ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁M ella h . ▁ ▁Layout ▁and ▁organisation ▁of ▁the ▁M ella h ▁▁ ▁The ▁M ella h ' s ▁layout ▁took ▁shape ▁progress ively ▁over ▁the ▁centuries ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁modified ▁multiple ▁times , ▁especially ▁after ▁periods ▁of ▁destruction ▁by ▁fire ▁or ▁political ▁repr ession ▁( such ▁as ▁M oul ay ▁Y az id ' s ▁reduction ▁of ▁the ▁M ella h ' s ▁size ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 0 - 9 2 ). ▁Due ▁to ▁constant ▁reconst ru ctions , ▁few ▁of ▁its ▁buildings ▁are ▁very ▁old ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁monuments ▁of ▁F es ▁el - B ali , ▁though ▁some ▁syn agog ues , ▁for ▁example , ▁have ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁established ▁at ▁their ▁locations ▁for ▁centuries ▁( even ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁re built ▁recently ). ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁street ▁of ▁the ▁M ella h ▁( Der b ▁al - S ou q ) ▁▁ ▁The ▁M ella h ▁was ▁histor ically ▁entered ▁from ▁the ▁n ortheast . ▁It ▁occup ies ▁a ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁F es ▁el - J did , ▁beyond ▁the ▁main ▁Mar in id ▁( inner ) ▁wall ▁which ▁could ▁be ▁entered ▁at ▁the ▁Bab ▁Sem marine ▁gate . ▁Direct ly ▁south ▁of