Morocco (May 2017): Fez
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a fragment of a decorated ceiling in an old house of Fez.]
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View over Fez and its surroundings before
landing at Fez-Saiss airport. The old part of Fez is
on the right and the modern part on the left.
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Panoramic view over the old Medina of
Fez (called Fez El-Bali) from the Merinid tombs on
the northern side of the city.
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Other views over the Medina centered on
the Al-Karouine Mosque and University (green roofs). Al-Karouine is considered the oldest continually operating educational
institution in the world.
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Views of the Medina from the borj (fortress) on the southern side of the Medina.
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Walls surrounding the old city.
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In the streets of the Medina.
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[The photo on
the right shows the Sidi Frej
maristan (asylum) built around 1286 under the Merenid dynasty.]
Chouara tannery.
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Ain Azliten tannery.
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Haj Abdelkader
Ouazzani, the last master weaver of brocade in Fez, working
on an old Jacquard loom in his small workshop.
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In a ceramic workshop.
Medersa Bou Inania:
- In the courtyard.
- Left: Ceiling. Right: Remains of a
water clock (clepsydra) originally made of 12 windows and platforms carrying
brass bowls; presumably the motion of the clock was maintained by a cart running
behind the windows.
Zaouia of Moulay Idriss II.
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Zaouia of Sidi Ahmed
Tijani.
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In an old house.
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In a shop of Jewish antiques.
Jewish cemetery, located in the Mellah (Jewish quarter), one kilometer south-west of the
Medina.
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