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Medina of Fez

Morocco
Date of Inscription: 1981
Criteria: (ii)(v)
Core zone: 280 ha
City of Fez
N34 3 39.996 W4 58 40.008
Ref: 170

Brief Description

Founded in the 9th century and home to the oldest university in the world, Fez reached its height in the 13th–14th centuries under the Marinids, when it replaced Marrakesh as the capital of the kingdom. The urban fabric and the principal monuments in the medina – madrasas, fondouks, palaces, residences, mosques and fountains - date from this period. Although the political capital of Morocco was transferred to Rabat in 1912, Fez has retained its status as the country's cultural and spiritual centre.

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