Bab El Guissa
Bab El Guissa is a city gate in Fez, Middle Atlas. Bab El Guissa is situated nearby to the mosque Masjid Bab Guissa مسجد باب عجيسة, as well as near the government office Bureau de l’état civil Lamtiyin مكتب الحالة المدنية اللمطيين.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marinid Tombs and Bou Inania Madrasa.
Marinid Tombs
Ruins
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
The Marinid Tombs or Merenid Tombs are a set of ruined monumental tombs on a hill above and north of Fes al-Bali, the old city of Fez, Morocco. They were originally a royal necropolis for the Marinid dynasty which ruled over Morocco in the 13th to 15th centuries. Marinid Tombs is situated 360 metres west of Bab El Guissa.
Bou Inania Madrasa
University
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bou Inania Madrasa or Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa is a madrasa in Fes, Morocco, built in 1350–55 CE by Abu Inan Faris. It is the only madrasa in Morocco which also functioned as a congregational mosque. Bou Inania Madrasa is situated 1 km southwest of Bab El Guissa.
Bab Bou Jeloud
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Bab Bou Jeloud is situated 1 km southwest of Bab El Guissa.
Bab El Guissa
- Type: City gate
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Fez, Fez-Meknes, Middle Atlas, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
34.06887° or 34° 4′ 8″ northLongitude
-4.97569° or 4° 58′ 33″ westOpen location code
8C6Q329F+GPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1369110361OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Masjid Bab Guissa مسجد باب عجيسة and Bureau de l’état civil Lamtiyin مكتب الحالة المدنية اللمطيين.
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