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Fes Festival of World Sacred Music - Fes, Morocco (May 12-20) Fes, with its labyrinthine lanes, medieval medina, snake charmers and sexy, modern riads (small hotels), is worth a visit on its own, but this 20-year-old festival adds an atmosphere of ancient caravanserais where travelers crossed paths on their stopovers. [17] While new colonial policies preserved historic monuments, it also had other consequences in the long-term by stalling urban development in these heritage areas. [12][37][7], The Bab Bou Jeloud gate, leading into the old medina of Fez. At first it was called Madinat al-Bayda ("the White City"), but it quickly became known as Fes el-Jdid ("New Fez"), while the old city became known as Fes el-Bali ("Old Fez"). 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[5][7] He also restored or rebuilt what became known as the Kasbah an-Nouar, which became the living quarters of his followers from the Tafilalt region (the Alaouite dynasty's ancestral home). While the succession conflicts between Moulay Isma'il's sons were another low point in the city's history, the city's fortunes rose more definitively after 1757 with the reign of Moulay Muhammad Ibn Abdallah and under his successors. Jun'ya Ōta (太田順也, Oota Jun'ya), pen-name ZUN, is the sole known member of Team Shanghai Alice and is the designer, programmer, script writer, and composer of the extremely popular Touhou Project. Since 1989 a quasi-governmental agency known as ADER-Fès (Association pour la dédensification et réhabilitation de Fès-Médina) has been charged with restoring much of the medina and safeguarding its heritage. The construction projects scheduled for completion in 2016 encompass historic preservation of particular buildings, construction of new buildings that fit into the existing urban fabric and regeneration of the riverfront. The bus (number 16) offers regular trips between the airport and the bus and train stations of Fez. "Maghreb - Architecture" in Hattstein, Markus and Delius, Peter (eds. 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[5][7] These include the Kasbah Tamdert, just inside the city walls near Bab Ftouh, and the forts of Borj Nord (Borj al-Shamali) on the hills to the north, Borj Sud (Borj al-Janoub) on the hills to the south, and the Borj Sheikh Ahmed to the west, at a point in Fes el-Jdid's walls that was closest to Fes el-Bali. Maroc Telecom has a shop on the premises, to purchase a SIM card. There is an ATM in the airport premises, on the far left of the airport (facing it from outside). [27]) The city's original Jewish cemetery was also located near here, just outside the nearby gate of Bab Guissa.[29]. This is attested by the number of historic mansions still existing in this area such as the Dar Moqri and the Dar Glaoui. [15] Wealthy and bourgeois Moroccans started moving into the more modern Ville Nouvelles during the interwar period. Fes el Bali was founded as the capital of the Idrisid dynasty between 789 and 808 AD. This page was last edited on 13 April 2021, at 20:17. These were entered via a number of gates, the most important of which were Bab Mahrouk (though the nearby Bab Bou Jeloud is more famous today), Bab Guissa, and Bab Ftouh. At this wider level, there are roughly four main centres of urban activity and organization: one around the Qarawiyin Mosque, one around the Mosque of the Andalusians, another around the Bou Inania Madrasa-Mosque, and the historically separate agglomeration of Fes el-Jdid. [9] This marked the beginning of the greatest period of the history for Fes. These districts only filled up with residential structures during the French Protectorate period in the 20th century. [5][7] It even became the largest city in the world during that time, with approximately 200,000 people living there. LIFE. [18][7] By contrast, the old city (medina) of Fez was increasingly settled by poorer rural migrants from the countryside. 'Old Fes', Berber languages: ⴼⴰⵙ ⴰⵇⴷⵉⵎ) is the oldest walled part of Fez, Morocco.Fes el Bali was founded as the capital of the Idrisid dynasty between 789 and 808 AD. The intention is to not only preserve the quality and characteristics of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, but to encourage the development of the area as a sustainable, mixed-use area for artisanal industries and local residents. The World Heritage Site includes Fes el Bali's urban fabric and walls as well as a buffer zone outside of the walls that is intended to preserve the visual integrity of the location. [25][26], The city is broadly divided between two quarters, on opposite shores of the Fez River: the Qarawiyyin Quarter or 'Adwat al-Qarawiyyin (on the western shore) and the Andalusian Quarter or 'Adwat al-Andalus (on the eastern shore). Saïss Airport or Fès–Saïss Airport (Arabic: مطار فاس سايس الدولي ‎) (IATA: FEZ, ICAO: GMFF) is an airport serving Fez, the capital city of the Fès-Meknès region in Morocco. Noun: 1. fervor - feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" [5], The last major change to Fez's topography before the 20th century was made during the reign of Moulay Hasan I (1873-1894), who finally connected Fes el-Jdid and Fes el-Bali by building a walled corridor between them. [10][11][12], The Saadian dynasty (16th and early 17th centuries), who used Marrakesh again as their capital, did not lavish much attention on Fez, with the exception of the ornate ablutions pavilions added to the Qarawiyyin Mosque's courtyard during their time. Hazawa Tsugumi is a second-year student at Haneoka Girls' High School and Afterglow's keyboardist. For this reason, the kasbah was also known as the Kasbah Filala ("Kasbah of the people from Tafilalt"). Fes el Bali (Arabic: فاس البالي ‎, lit. In the early 20th century, French historian Roger Le Tourneau recorded that the city was divided administratively into the 18 neighbourhoods listed below. As the capital for his newly acquired empire, Idris ibn Abdallah chose to build a new town on the right bank of the Fez River in 789 CE. [24], Fes el-Bali is also notable for being a large car-free urban area (approximately 300 hectares), due to the well-preserved urban fabric of traditional narrow streets and alleys unsuitable for cars. [23][5], As in many medieval Islamic cities, the main souk streets of the city typically run from the city's main gates to the area of the city's main mosque: in this case, the Qarawiyyin and, to a lesser extent, the Zawiya of Moulay Idris II and the Mosque of the Andalusians. They were mostly located on higher ground overlooking Fes el-Bali, from which they would have been easily able to bombard the city with canons. 'Old Fes', Berber languages: ⴼⴰⵙ ⴰⵇⴷⵉⵎ) is the oldest walled part of Fez, Morocco. [7] Even today, tourists are generally found only on these main commercial thoroughfares. [5][14], In 1912 French colonial rule was instituted over Morocco following the Treaty of Fes. [5][7] Within this new corridor, between the two cities, were built new gardens and summer palaces used by the royals and the capital's high society, such as the Jnan Sbil Gardens and the Dar Batha palace. The Kasbah Bou Jeloud was historically the governor's residence and the seat of government control. She is often called "Tsugu" by her friends. Only one major road penetrates the medina from the south, following the course of the river, and reaching Place R'cif near the center of the city, which allows access for public transportation and emergency vehicles. [7][5] The souk streets themselves constitute the main commercial axes of the city and are home to most of its funduqs (inns for merchants). [8], After defeating the Almohads in Morocco, the Marinids moved the capital from Marrakesh back to Fez. UNESCO and Guinness World Records consider it the oldest continuously-operating university in the world. The al-'Uyun district, which covered a very large area in the southeastern region of the Qarawiyyin Quarter, was historically occupied by gardens and rich estates used by the city's wealthy and bourgeois classes. The trip takes 40 mins from the airport to the central train station. [1] UNESCO listed Fes el Bali, along with Fes Jdid, as a World Heritage Site in 1981 under the name Medina of Fez. The Almohad-built Bou Jeloud Mosque still stands there today, one of the only remnants of the original enclosure. [19][20][21][22], The city is located along both sides of the Fez River (also known as the Oued Bou Khareb). The old city walls is an ATM in the world the far left of the first time of history... 'S main commercial thoroughfares '' ) in the world ( number 16 ) regular. For the first inhabitants were refugees fleeing from an uprising in Cordoba modern-day. 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