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Dar al-Magana

Dar al-Magana is a 14th-century building in Fes, , built by the Marinid Sultan Abu Inan Faris which houses a weight-powered water clock. It is located opposite the on Tala'a Kebira street and was created to serve that madrasa and its mosque, which was also built by Abu Inan around the same time.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bou Inania Madrasa and Bab Bou Jeloud.

University
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The or Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa is a madrasa in , 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.

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is an ornate in , 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. is situated 130 metres southwest of Dar al-Magana.

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 . The palace was commissioned by the Alaouite Sultan Hassan I in the late 19th century and finished under his successor Abdelaziz. is situated 220 metres south of Dar al-Magana.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fes el Bali and Mellah of Fez.

Suburb
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is the oldest part of . It is one of the three main districts of Fez, along with and the French-created Ville Nouvelle.

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.

Dar al-Magana

Latitude
34.06238° or 34° 3′ 45″ north
Longitude
-4.98284° or 4° 58′ 58″ west
Open location code
8C6Q3268+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10820421405
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q629102
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Dar al-Magana” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دار المكانة”
  • Bengali: “দার আল-মাগানা”
  • Catalan: “Dar al-Magana”
  • Dutch: “waterklok”
  • French: “Dar al-Magana”
  • French: “Horloge Bouinaniyya de Fès”
  • Italian: “Dar al-Magana”
  • Japanese: “ダール・アル・マガナ”
  • Malay: “Dar al-Magana”
  • Malayalam: “ദാർ അൽ-മഗാന”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “دار لمڭانة”
  • Spanish: “Dar al-Magana”
  • “Dar al-Magana”

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Highlights include Mosquée Bou Inania and House of Maimonides.

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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 “Dar al-Magana”. Photo: Ziberat, CC BY-SA 3.0.