Facts about Fes can be very useful to those persons who want to travel to this place for the first time. Facts about Fes deal with the historical, demographic and other details of the place. Fes or Fez is the fourth largest city of Morocco. The population of this place is more than 9 million and it is the capital of the Fès-Boulemane region.
Fes is also regarded as one of the four imperial cities of Morocco after Marrakech, Meknes and Rabat. Morocco is separated into three regions, namely Fes Al Bali (an old walled city), Fes Jdid (which is regarded as the home of the Mellh) and the Ville Nouvelle (created by the French and is the newest section of the Fes). Among the medinas of Fes, the Medina of Fes el Bali, is the largest of the two in Fes. It is the largest contiguous car free urban area of the world. It is also regarded as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Facts about Fes also deal with the History of Fes. The city was first founded by Idris in the year 790 AD and later on Idris II continued the work till the year 810 AD. During the rule of Yahya ibn Muhammad, the famous Kairouyine mosque which is one of the largest and oldest in Africa was built, and the university of Al-Karaouine was founded in the year 859. After the Arab emigration to Fes and the rebellions which took place in the year 824 in Cordoba, the place received a definite Arabic character.
After Ali ibn Umar (Ali II) came to power, tribes belonging to the Madyuna, Gayatha and Miknasa, who were known as the Sufrite Kharijites, formed a common front against the Idrisid. The combined forces of these tribes defeated the forces of Ali and occupied Fes. Yahya ibn Al-Qassim, drove the Sufrites out of the city and declared himself to be the successor of Ali.
Muslims from various corners of North America, the Middle East, Moriscos, as well as many Jews started settling in the city. Fes became the largest city in the world from the year 1170 to 1180 and was the center of the Kingdom of Fez.
As times passed, Fes became the scientific and religious center, where both Muslims and Christians from Europe came to study.
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