Medina of Fez World Heritage Site

Official name

Medina of Fez | UNESCO

Country

Morocco | Map

Continent

Africa

Location

City of Fez
34.6110° Lat, -4.9777° Lon | Map

Code

170

Time Zone

Africa/Casablanca (+01, +0100)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1981. 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.