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Chouara Tannery

Chouara Tannery is one of the three tanneries in the city of . It is the largest tannery in the city and one of the oldest. It is located in , the oldest medina quarter of the city, near the Saffarin Madrasa along the Oued Fes.
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Wikipedia
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Leather shop
  • Description: Moroccan Tannery in Fez
  • Also known as: “Tannery Terrasse shop”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Attarine Madrasa and Funduq al-Najjarin.

Mosque
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY 3.0.
The or Medersa al-Attarine is a madrasa in , near the Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque. It was built by the Marinid sultan Uthman II Abu Said between 1323 and 1325. is situated 290 metres southwest of Chouara Tannery.

Museum
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is a historic funduq in , the old medina quarter in the city of . The funduq is situated in the heart of the medina, at Al-Najjarin Square, which is also notable for the Nejjarine Fountain, an attached saqayya or traditional public fountain. is situated 500 metres west of Chouara Tannery.

Mosque
Photo: Adert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a medieval in northern , the old city of . It is located next to the , and also features an adjoining madrasa. is situated 520 metres northwest of Chouara Tannery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fes el Bali and New Fes.

Suburb
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the oldest part of . It is one of the three main districts of Fez, along with and the French-created Ville Nouvelle.

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 . It was founded by the Marinids in 1276 as an extension of and as a royal citadel and capital.

Neighborhood
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The is the historic Jewish quarter of , . It is located in , the part of Fez which contains the Royal Palace, and is believed to date from the mid-15th century.

Chouara Tannery

Latitude
34.06637° or 34° 3′ 59″ north
Longitude
-4.97084° or 4° 58′ 15″ west
Elevation
299 metres (981 feet)
Open location code
8C6Q328H+GM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6038504766
Open­Street­Map feature
craft=­tannery
Open­Street­Map feature
shop=­leather
Geo­Names ID
11789496
Wiki­data ID
Q48815525
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Slovenian—“Chouara Tannery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دار شوارة للدبغ”
  • Chinese: “休瓦拉鞣革場”
  • French: “Tannerie Chouara”
  • French: “Tanneries Chouwara”
  • German: “Chouara-Gerberei”
  • Hebrew: “מתחם הבורסקאות שווארה”
  • Indonesian: “Tempat Penyamakan Chouara”
  • Slovenian: “Usnjarna Čuara”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Chouara Tannery”. Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.