History & heritage / History · Fez
Fez: a city built over centuries
Founded in the ninth century, the medina of Fez preserves a long history of learning, craft, and urban life.
1981 · UNESCO World Heritage
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Founded in the ninth century, the medina of Fez preserves a long history of learning, craft, and urban life.
Fez developed from the ninth century and reached a high point under the Marinids in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
UNESCO recognizes the medina of Fez as a World Heritage site and documents its long cultural history.
Then / Now
How the story unfolded
Fez was founded.
Fez Jedid was founded west of Fez el-Bali.
The medina was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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Image credits
- Bab Bou Jeloud, the Blue Gate leading into the medina of Fez: Petar Milošević · CC BY-SA 4.0
- A narrow street in the medina of Fez: Elgaard · CC BY-SA 4.0
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