Fez

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Intellectual capital, Fez is the pearl of the Arab world. If you arrive in Fez you'll get praise you for visiting the oldest city in the Islamic world. The town surrounded by forests and the desert was for a thousand years the political, religious and cultural North Africa. Is divided into three: new town, built in 1912, the medieval town built in XIII century and the old city, the first document in the year 809. In different moments of time, Fez has served as the capital of Morocco, most recently in 1912. Here is the sacred place of the Kingdom of Morocco, Moulay-Idris mosque Zaouia II, which is a place of pilgrimage for Christians. Fez is also called Mecca Maghreb.

Here there are the oldest universities in the world which is why in 1976 UNESCO decided that the Medina of Fez el Bali to become the cultural center of the world. Do not miss a visit to Quarouiyen mosque, built 1,200 years ago by a Muslim woman. You will be certainly impressed by the 14 inputs and the enormous library that it holds.

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