Fez

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One feels the nearness of Marrakech at Fez, and at Marrakech that of Timbuctoo Fez is sombre, and the bazaars clustered about its holiest sanctuaries form its most sombre quarter.

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  1. A city of north-central Morocco northeast of Casablanca. The oldest part of the city was founded in the 9th century and reached the height of its influence in the mid-14th century. Population: 946,000.

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  • Of the million people who live in greater Fez, about 350,000 live in the crowded medina, mostly above shops. —  THE VIEW FROM FEZ
  • In 1097 he seized on the kingdom of Fez, and united it to that of Morocco: he also joined his forces to those of the Mahometans in Spain, and conquered the city of Seville, subdued all Andalusia, Grenada, and Murcia, penetrated as far as Cordova, and defeated the army of Alphonso VI. —  Travels through the Empire of Morocco
  • One feels the nearness of Marrakech at Fez, and at Marrakech that of Timbuctoo Fez is sombre, and the bazaars clustered about its holiest sanctuaries form its most sombre quarter. —  In Morocco
  • Sitt----"The Lady Tarboosh----Fez or native turban. —  The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker
  • In Fez, there is an amazing, almost magical, place. —  Global Voices Online
 

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