Marinid Tombs

The Marinid Tombs or Merenid Tombs are a set of ruined monumental tombs on a hill above and north of , the old city of , Morocco. They were originally a royal necropolis for the Marinid dynasty which ruled over Morocco in the 13th to 15th centuries.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: Moroccan cultural heritage site
  • Also known as: “Merenid Tombs”
  • Address: Fes medina

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bab Guissa and Bab Guissa Mosque.

City gate
Photo: Adert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Bab Gisa is the main northwestern gate of , the old walled city of , . is situated 360 metres east of Marinid Tombs.

Mosque
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The is a medieval in northern , the old city of . It is located next to the , and also features an adjoining madrasa. is situated 360 metres southeast of Marinid Tombs.

Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. is situated 1 km south of Marinid Tombs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fes el Bali and New Fes.

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.

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.

Marinid Tombs

Latitude
34.06981° or 34° 4′ 11″ north
Longitude
-4.97941° or 4° 58′ 46″ west
Open location code
8C6Q329C+W6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2667627753
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q9276395
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Marinid Tombs” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قبور المرينيين”
  • Bengali: “মেরিনিড সমাধিসৌধ”
  • Catalan: “tombes marínides de Fes”
  • Catalan: “Tombes marínides de Fes”
  • Chinese: “马里尼德王朝墓地”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مقابر المرينيين”
  • French: “Tombeaux des mérinides”
  • French: “Tombeaux Mérénides”
  • German: “Merinidengräber”
  • Italian: “Tombe Merinidi”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “قبور لمرينيين”
  • Polish: “Grobowce Marynidów”
  • Polish: “Grobowce marynidzkie”
  • Polish: “Grobowce Merynidów”
  • Polish: “Grobowce merynidzkie”
  • Spanish: “Tumbas benimerinas”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cimetière Bab Alkisa مقابر باب الكيسة and Beauty view near the walls.

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