Basra al-Hamra

Basra al-Hamra was a medieval city in northern Morocco, in the country between the Atlantic coast and the Rif. It served as a regional center of the Idrisid dynasty. Medieval geographers called it al-Hamra, “the Red,” a name associated with the color of its soil; other names recalled the linen and dairy products of its surrounding region. Archaeological remains preserve traces of the former city.