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.
Panoramic view over the old Medina of
Fez (called Fez El-Bali) from the Merinid tombs on
the northern side of the city.
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.
Views of the Medina from the borj (fortress) on the southern side of the Medina.
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.]
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Chouara tannery.
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.
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Medersa Bou Inania:
- In the courtyard.
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- 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water clock (clepsydra) originally made of 12 windows and platforms carrying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.
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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.
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Jewish cemetery, located in the Mellah (Jewish quarter), one kilometer south-west of the
Medina.
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