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Fez or Fes is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fès-Meknès administrative region. It is the second largest city in Morocco, with a population of 1.11 million according to the 2014 census. Located to the north west of the Atlas Mountains, Fez is linked to several important cities of different regions; it is 206 km (128 mi) from Tangier to the northwest, 246 km (153 mi) from Casablanca, 189 km (117 mi) from Rabat to the west, and 387 km (240 mi) from Marrakesh to the southwest. It is surrounded by hills and the old city is centered around the Fez River (Oued Fes) flowing from west to east. Today, the city consists of two old medina quarters, Fes el-Bali and Fes Jdid, and the much larger modern urban Ville Nouvelle area founded during the French colonial era. The medina of Fez is listed as a World Heritage Site and is thought to be one of the world's largest urban pedestrian zones (car-free areas). It contains the University of Al-Qarawiyyin which was founded in 857 and is considered by some to be the oldest continuously functioning institute of higher education in the world. It also contains the Chouara Tannery from the 11th century, one of the oldest tanneries in the world. The city has been called the "Mecca of the West" and the "Athens of Africa." It is also considered the spiritual and cultural capital of Morocco -Wikipedia
General Info
Time Zone
GMT 00:00
Currency
Moroccan Dirham
1USD = 9.72 MAD
Best time to visit
June
July
Local Weather
JAN
4.2°
4.2°
FEB
4.8°
16.4°
MAR
7.3°
19.4°
APR
9.6°
21.8°
MAY
13.1°
26.0°
JUN
17.0°
31.3°
JUL
19.8°
34.8°
AUG
20.5°
35.2°
SEP
17.7°
30.2°
OCT
14.1°
25.9°
NOV
8.6°
19.0°
DEC
5.5
16.3°
Popular Activities
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Bab Boujloud
Al Attarine Madrasa
Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts & Crafts
Borj Nord Museum
Bou Inania Madrasa
Marinid Tombs
The Royal Palace in Fez
Henna Souk
Bab Dekkakin
Bab Rcif
El Glaoui Palace
Bab Makina Plaza
Jnan Sbil
Tropicana Parc
Southern tower
Dar al-Magana (Water Clock)
Aben Danan Synagogue
Cherratine Medersa
Palais Mnebhi
Tanneries de fes دار الدباغة فاس
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سقاية النجارين Fountain in the Heart of the Medina
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Fuente Najjarine Fez
Dar Batha Museum
Place Seffarine
Parc d'Amérique Latine Latin America park
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Bab Jdid Garden
de Fes حديقة النبات فاس Botanical Garden
Trail to Hike Jbel (Mount) Zalagh
Place de la Fiat
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Mosque and University Kairaouine
Fes El Bali
Medina de Fes
Things to do In Fez
Boulevard Mohamed VI Fès
Alaouites Garden
مدارة الأطلس
Chouara Tabakhanesi
Springbrunnen
Musée Najjarine
المقر
حديقة الغفران
ساحة أبي الجنود
Brunnen
Puerta Azul
TERRAIN VIDE
واد الزحون
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Point de Vue Allal El Fassi
Rida Fataliste
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