33 Facts About Fez Morocco

Fez Morocco was founded under Idrisid rule during the 8th-9th centuries CE.

Fez Morocco reached its zenith in the Marinid era, regaining its status as political capital.

The medina of Fez Morocco is listed as a World Heritage Site and is the world's oldest urban pedestrian zone .

The city, along with much of northern Fez Morocco, continued to change hands between the proxies of Cordoba and the proxies of the Fatimids for many decades.

From 980, Fez Morocco was ruled by a Zenata dynasty from the Maghrawa tribe, who were allies of the Caliphate of Cordoba.

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Fez Morocco continued to grow under Zenata control, even though conflicts between its two settlements, Madinat Fas and Al-'Aliya, flared up during periods of political rivalry.

Fez Morocco developed much of Fez's water supply system, which has largely survived up to the present day.

However, due to Fez Morocco's continuing economic and military importance, the Almohad caliph Ya'qub al-Mansur ordered the reconstruction of the ramparts.

In 1250, Fez Morocco regained its status as the capital under the Marinid dynasty.

Fez Morocco became a rival seat of power for a number of brothers vying against other family members ruling from Marrakesh.

Fez Morocco built the Kasbah Cherarda to the north of Fes Jdid in order to house a large part of his tribal troops.

Fez Morocco restored or rebuilt what became known as the Kasbah an-Nouar, which became the living quarters of his followers from the Tafilalt region .

Fez Morocco suffered particularly from repeated conflicts with the Udayas, a guich tribe previously installed in the Kasbah Cherarda by Moulay Isma'il.

Fez Morocco immediately built a separate fortified palace in the countryside, Dar Dbibegh, where he resided instead.

Fez Morocco played a central role in the Hafidhiya, the brief civil war that erupted when Abdelhafid challenged his brother Abdelaziz for the throne.

The ulama of Fez Morocco, led by the Sufi modernist Muhammad Bin Abdul-Kabir Al-Kattani, offered their conditioned support to Abd al-Hafid, which turned the tide of the conflict.

Fez Morocco played a role in the Moroccan nationalist movement and in protests against the French colonial regime.

Fez Morocco was strongly affected by unemployment and lack of housing.

Today Fez remains a regional capital and one of Morocco's most important cities.

Many of the former notable families of Fez Morocco still make up a large part of the country's political elite.

The Fez Morocco River takes its sources from the south and west and is split into various small canals which provide the historic city with water.

Municipality of Fez Morocco is governed by a 91-member council, elected by direct universal suffrage every six years.

Fes el-Bali is the site of the famous Qarawiyyin University and the Zawiya of Moulay Idris II, the most important religious and cultural sites, while Fez el-Jdid is the site of the 195 acre Royal Palace, still used by the King of Morocco today.

Fez Morocco is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination and many non-Moroccans are now restoring traditional houses as second homes in the medina.

The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, the only Catholic church in Fez Morocco, was established in 1919 or 1920, during the French colonial period.

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Entire medina of Fez Morocco was heavily fortified with crenelated walls with watchtowers and gates, a pattern of urban planning which can be seen in Sale and Chellah as well.

The gates of Fez Morocco, scattered along the circuit of walls, were guarded by the military detachments and shut at night.

Since the city's foundation, the tanning industry has been continually operating in Fez Morocco and is considered one of the main tourist attractions.

Jnane Sbile Garden, between Fes Jdid and Fes el-Bali, is the oldest surviving garden in Fez and was created as a royal park and garden in the 19th century by Sultan Moulay Hassan I Many bourgeois and aristocratic mansions had private gardens, especially in the southwestern part of Fes el-Bali.

Fez Morocco is notable for having preserved a great many of its historic hammams which continue to be used by local people.

Writers sought to establish a continuity between the teachings of contemporary Sufi masters and those that came before them, with the city of Fez Morocco portrayed as the center of this spiritual heritage.

Several language institutes in Fez Morocco organize cultural activities in addition to offering courses.

City's first private university, the Private University of Fez Morocco, was created in 2013 out of the founded 5 years earlier.