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Fes (all images)

Fes (or Fez), the third largest city in Morocco, is one of the four "imperial cities" in Morocco (the others being Marrakech, Meknes and Rabat). It consists of three parts, Fes el Bali (the core of the Medina), Fes El-Jdid (where the Mellah is located) and the Ville Nouvelle (the new city). Shown in this gallery are photos of Fes el Bali, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Fes el Bali is one of the largest living medieval cities in the world.
Fes was founded in 789 and received an influx of Arab settlers from Andalusia (Spain) in the 9th century. Between 1170 and 1180 Fes was the largest city in the world. Fes became part of the Moroccan empire in 1548 and later became the capital of Morocco several times.


01 Square and cars	01 Square with cars and Moroccan flags	03 Alley	04 Inner court - Dar Adiyel house	05 Inner court - Dar Adiyel house	06 Ornamental pillar - Dar Adiyel house


07 Ornamental pillar - Dar Adiyel house	08 Arch - Dar Adiyel house	09 Islamic mosaic - Dar Adiyel house	10 Dar Adiyel house	11 Dar Adiyel house	12 Green tiles


13 Minaret	14 Minaret	01 Minaret	02 Alley and shops	03 Alley and vegetables stall	04 Butchery


05 Butcheries	06 Pancake bakery	07 Alley and shops	08 Mosque and minaret	09 Seffarine square and culture ministry	10 Seffarine square


11 Library staircase	12 Library main entrance	13 Library reading room	14 Bank in historic building	15 Pillar with Islamic decorations	16 Decorated window


17 Octagonal Islamic mosaic	18 Kairaouine mosque	19 Kairaouine mosque	20 Kairaouine mosque minaret


21 Rcif square at sunset	01 Building facade decoration	02 Ornamental window with wooden carvings and Islamic decorations	03 Narrow alley	04 Zawiya Moulay Idriss mausoleum


05 Zawiya Moulay Idriss mausoleum	06 Mosque inner court	07 Mosque inner court	08 Fountain in Nejjarine square	09 Nejjarine museum entrance	10 Nejjarine museum entrance


11 Decorated blue plates on yellow wall	12 Decorated blue plates on yellow wall	13 Decorated blue plates on yellow wall	14 Ornamental fountain	15 Fountain mosaic with Islamic patterns


16 Fountain mosaic with Islamic patterns	17 Palais Mnebhi gate	18 Panorama view of Medina


19 Panorama view of Medina	20 Panorama view of Medina	01 Panorama view of tanneries and Medina


02 Men tanning leather in vats	03 Men tanning leather in vats	04 Yellow skins drying on roof	05 Men tanning leather in vats	06 Men tanning leather in vats


07 Panorama view of tanneries and yellow skins drying in the sun	01 Ornamental fountain	02 Ornamental fountain	03 Fountain mosaic with Islamic patterns


04 Bab Boujloud gate	05 Bab Boujloud gate	06 Arch of Bab Boujloud gate	07 Minarets


08 Minaret	09 Panorama view with bastion and city walls	10 City walls and gate


11 City walls and square	12 City walls and square	13 Islamic cemetery


14 Islamic cemetery	15 City walls and gate	16 Bou Jeloud park	17 Bou Jeloud park	18 Bou Jeloud park


19 Bou Jeloud park	20 Palace gate	21 Royal palace Jdid Dar el Makhzen at night


22 City walls at night	23 Bastion at night

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