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Looking down on the medina  
   

Looking down on the medina

DAY 5 IN FES

November 16th 2016
Today was a memorable experience with a full day in & around the unique Medina of Fes, an old medieval city with a walled labyrinth of lanes and alleyways alive with craftsmen, markets, tanneries and mosques and a feast for the senses. The city is over 1200 years old & supports 300,000 residents but is fully functional with water, power, street cleaning, the oldest university in the world, many or ... read more
Africa » Morocco » Fès-Boulemane » Sefrou

Moroccan Flag 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
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