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The Best Attractions In Fes-Boulemane Region

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Fès-Boulemane was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It was situated in northern Morocco. It covered an area of 19,795 km² and had a population of 1,808,295 . The capital was Fès. In 2015, it expanded Taounate and Taza Provinces ; and Meknès Prefecture and El Hajeb and Ifrane Provinces to form the Region of Fès-Meknès.
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The Best Attractions In Fes-Boulemane Region

  • 1. Nejjarine Museum of Wood Arts and Crafts Fes
    Funduq al-Najjariyyin is a funduq in Fes el Bali, the old medina quarter in the city of Fez, Morocco. The funduq is situated in the heart of the medina, at Al-Najjariyyin square, which is also notable for the Nejjarine Fountain, an attached saqayya or traditional fountain for caravans. The building was designed for use by the merchants, traders, and visitors to the city of Fez and provided a storage place. It is a prominent example of Moroccan riad architecture. Today it houses a private museum, Le Musée Nejjarine des Arts et Métiers du Bois .
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  • 3. Bou Inania Medersa Fes
    The Madrasa Bou Inania is a madrasa in Fes, Morocco, founded in AD 1351–56 by Abu Inan Faris. It is widely acknowledged as an excellent example of Marinid architecture.
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  • 4. Medina of Fez Fes
    Fes el Bali is the oldest walled part of Fez, Morocco. Fes el Bali was founded as the capital of the Idrisid dynasty between 789 and 808 AD. Besides being famous for having the oldest university in the world, the University of Al-Karaouine, Fes el Bali, with a total population of 156,000, is also believed to be the biggest car-free urban area in the world.UNESCO listed Fes el Bali as a World Heritage Site in 1981 under the name Medina of Fez. The World Heritage Site includes Fes el Bali's urban fabric and walls as well as a buffer zone outside of the walls that is intended to preserve the visual integrity of the location.Fes el Bali is, along with Fes Jdid and the French-created Ville Nouvelle or “New Town”, one of the three main districts in Fez.
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  • 5. Bab Boujloud Fes
    The Bab Abi al-Jounoud or Bab Bou Jeloud is an ornate city gate and the main western entrance to Fes el Bali, the old city of Fez, Morocco.
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  • 6. Kairaouine Mosque (Mosque of al-Qarawiyyin) Fes
    The University of al-Qarawiyyin, also written Al Quaraouiyine or Al-Karaouine , is a university located in Fez, Morocco. It is the oldest existing, continually operating higher educational institution in the world according to UNESCO and Guinness World Records and is sometimes referred to as the oldest university. It was founded by Fatima al-Fihri in 859 with an associated madrasa, which subsequently became one of the leading spiritual and educational centers of the historic Muslim world. It was incorporated into Morocco's modern state university system in 1963. Education at Al Quaraouiyine University concentrates on the Islamic religious and legal sciences with a heavy emphasis on, and particular strengths in, Classical Arabic grammar/linguistics and Maliki law, although a few lessons on ...
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  • 8. Dar Batha Museum Fes
    Dar Batha , or Qasr al-Batha , is a former royal palace in the city of Fez, Morocco. The palace was commissioned by the Alaouite Sultan Hassan I and his successor Abdelaziz in the 19th century. It was converted into a museum in 1916 with around 6,000 collections. The palace is located outside of the western wall of Fes el Bali, the old medina quarter of the city, and connected to Fes Jdid, the new medina quarter. It is close to Bab Boujeloud.
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  • 10. Chouara Tannery Fes
    Chouara Tannery is one of the three tanneries in the city of Fez, Morocco. Built in the 11th century, it is the largest tannery in the city. It is located in the Fes el Bali, the oldest medina quarter of the city, near the Saffarin Madrasa along the river. Since the inception of the city, tanning industry has been continually operating in the same fashion as it did in the early centuries. Today, the tanning industry in the city is considered one of the main tourist attractions. The tanneries are packed with the round stone vessels filled with dye or white liquids for softening the hides. The leather goods produced in the tanneries are exported around the world.
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  • 11. Fez Mellah Fes
    Fez is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fas-Meknas administrative region. It is the second largest city in Morocco after Casablanca, with a population of 1.1 million . Located to the northeast of Atlas Mountains, Fez is situated at the crossroad of the important cities of all regions; 206 km from Tangier to the northwest, 246 km from Casablanca, 169 km from Rabat to the west, and 387 km from Marrakesh to the southwest which leads to the Trans-Saharan trade route. It is surrounded by the high grounds, and the old city is penetrated by the River of Fez flowing from the west to east. Fez was founded under the Idrisid rule during the 8th-9th century. It consisted of two autonomous and competing settlements. The migration of 2000 Arab families in the early 9th century ga...
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  • 13. Synagogue Ibn Danan Fes
    The Ibn Danan Synagogue is a synagogue in Fes, Morocco, dating from the 17th century. It was built by Mimoun Ben Sidan, a wealthy merchant from the town of Ait Ishaq.
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  • 15. Fes el-Bali Fes
    Fes el Bali is the oldest walled part of Fez, Morocco. Fes el Bali was founded as the capital of the Idrisid dynasty between 789 and 808 AD. Besides being famous for having the oldest university in the world, the University of Al-Karaouine, Fes el Bali, with a total population of 156,000, is also believed to be the biggest car-free urban area in the world.UNESCO listed Fes el Bali as a World Heritage Site in 1981 under the name Medina of Fez. The World Heritage Site includes Fes el Bali's urban fabric and walls as well as a buffer zone outside of the walls that is intended to preserve the visual integrity of the location.Fes el Bali is, along with Fes Jdid and the French-created Ville Nouvelle or “New Town”, one of the three main districts in Fez.
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