Al-Attarine Madrasa

The Al-Attarine Madrasa 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.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: Moroccan cultural heritage site
  • Also known as: “Madrasa al-Attarine مدرسة العطارين” and “Medersa al-Attarine”
  • Address: FEZ MEDINA, FES medina

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Funduq al-Najjarin and R’cif Mosque.

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 220 metres west of Al-Attarine Madrasa.

Mosque
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The R'cif Mosque is a congregational mosque in , the old city of . It has one of the tallest minarets in the city and overlooks Place R'cif in the heart of the medina. is situated 290 metres south of Al-Attarine Madrasa.

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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. is situated 1 km west of Al-Attarine Madrasa.

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
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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 of Fez 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.

Al-Attarine Madrasa

Latitude
34.06513° or 34° 3′ 55″ north
Longitude
-4.97357° or 4° 58′ 25″ west
Open location code
8C6Q328G+3H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3217569206
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q4702240
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Al-Attarine Madrasa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مدرسة العطارين”
  • Arabic: “مدرسه العطارين”
  • Bengali: “আল-আত্তারিন মাদ্রাসা”
  • Chinese: “阿塔林学院”
  • Danish: “Al-Attarine Madrasa”
  • French: “Médersa Al-Attarine”
  • French: “Medersa Attarine”
  • French: “Médersa Attarine”
  • Ga: “Al-Attarine Madrasa”
  • Ga: “Medersa al-Attarine”
  • German: “Madrasat al-ʿAttārīn”
  • German: “Medersa Attarine”
  • German: “Médersa Attarine”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Al-Attarine Madrasa”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Medersa al-Attarine”
  • Hausa: “Al-Attarine Madrasa”
  • Hausa: “Medersa al-Attarine”
  • Hebrew: “מדרסת אל-עטארין”
  • Malay: “Madrasah Attarin”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “مدرسة لعطارين”
  • Persian: “مدرسه عطارین”
  • Portuguese: “Madraça Attarine”
  • Portuguese: “Madrassa Al-Attarine”
  • Portuguese: “Medersa Al-Attarine”
  • Romanian: “Madrasa al-Attarine”
  • Russian: “Медресе Аттарин”
  • Slovenian: “Medresa Al-Attarin”
  • Spanish: “Madrasa Al-Attarine”
  • Spanish: “Medersa al-Attarine”
  • Turkish: “Attârîn Medresesi”
  • Twi: “Al-Attarine Madrasa”
  • Twi: “Medersa al-Attarine”
  • Urdu: “مدرسہ عطارین”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque and Fes El Karaouyine.

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