Mechouar Fes Jdid
Mechouar Fes Jdid is a town in Fez, Middle Atlas. Mechouar Fes Jdid is situated nearby to the quarter Moulay Abdellah, as well as near New Fes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bou Inania Madrasa and Bab Bou Jeloud.
Bou Inania Madrasa
University
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The Bou Inania Madrasa or Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa is a madrasa in Fez, Morocco, built in 1350–55 by the Marinid sultan Abu Inan Faris. It is the only madrasa in Morocco which also functioned as a congregational mosque.
Bab Bou Jeloud
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Bab Bou Jeloud is an ornate city gate in Fes el Bali, the old city of Fez, Morocco. The current gate was built by the French colonial administration in 1913 to serve as the grand entrance to the old city.
Batha Museum
Museum
Photo: Henry Zbyszynski, CC BY 2.0.
Dar Batḥa, or Qasr al-Batḥa, is a former royal palace and present-day museum in the city of Fez, Morocco. The palace was commissioned by the Alaouite Sultan Hassan I in the late 19th century and finished under his successor Abdelaziz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fes el Bali and New Fes.
Fes el Bali
Suburb
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Fes el Bali is the oldest part of Fez, Morocco. It is one of the three main districts of Fez, along with Fes Jdid and the French-created Ville Nouvelle.
New Fes
Quarter
Photo: Robert Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fes Jdid or Fes el-Jdid is one of the three parts of Fez, the second largest city of Morocco. It was founded by the Marinids in 1276 as an extension of Fes el Bali and as a royal citadel and capital.
Mellah of Fez
Neighborhood
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The Mellah of Fez is the historic Jewish quarter of Fez, Morocco. It is located in Fes el-Jdid, the part of Fez which contains the Royal Palace, and is believed to date from the mid-15th century.
Mechouar Fes Jdid
- Type: Town with 26,100 residents
- Address: Méchouar Fès Jdid ⵎⵛⵡⵕ ⴼⴰⵙ ⴰⵎⴰⵢⵏⵓ المشور فاس الجديد
- Category: locality
- Location: Fez, Fez-Meknes, Middle Atlas, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
34.0561° or 34° 3′ 22″ northLongitude
-4.994° or 4° 59′ 38″ westPopulation
26,100Elevation
380 metres (1,247 feet)Open location code
8C6Q3244+CCOpenStreetMap ID
node 2184888141OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
6546342
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Mechouar Fes Jdid” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المشور فاس الجديد”
- Arabic: “جنان الورد (المقاطعة)”
- French: “Mechouar Fes Jdid (Commune Urbaine)”
- French: “Mechouar Fes Jdid (MU)”
- French: “Mechouar Fes Jdid”
- French: “Méchouar Fès Jdid”
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