Outside the old mosque

Fes

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May 3rd 2007
29 April - 3 May A very short train ride east brings me to Fes - the granddaddy of all Moroccan cities. Fes (alternately spelled Fez) is old - really old. Moulay Idriss and his son built the city at about 800 AD as the new capital of the new kingdom, and for over 1200 years it has been still here, occasionally sacked or partially destroyed but always surviving. Fes is said to be the pulse of M ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Fès-Boulemane » Fes

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In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more