Fes or Fez (Arabic: فاس [Fās], French: Fès) is the third largest city in Morocco, after Casablanca and Rabat with a population of 946,815 (2004 census). It is the capital of the Fès-Boulemane region.
Fes, a former capital, is one of the country's four "imperial cities," the others being Marrakech, Meknes and Rabat. It comprises three distinct parts, Fes el Bali (the old, walled city), Fes-Jdid (new Fes, home of the Mellah) and the Ville Nouvelle...
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Fes or Fez (Arabic: فاس [Fās], French: Fès) is the third largest city in Morocco, after Casablanca and Rabat with a population of 946,815 (2004 census). It is the capital of the Fès-Boulemane region.
Fes, a former capital, is one of the country's four "imperial cities," the others being Marrakech, Meknes and Rabat. It comprises three distinct parts, Fes el Bali (the old, walled city), Fes-Jdid (new Fes, home of the Mellah) and the Ville Nouvelle (the French-created, newest section of Fes).
Fes el Bali is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its medina, the larger of the two medinas of Fes, is believed to be the world's largest contiguous car-free urban area. The University of Al-Karaouine, founded in 859 C.E., is the oldest continuously functioning university in the world.
The city was founded on opposite banks of the Fez River by Idris I in 693 and his son Idris II continued the work in 810. The first was the founder of the Idrisid dynasty; his son was born after he was assassinated....
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