Bou Inania Madrasa

The Bou Inania Madrasa 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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  • Type: University
  • Description: cultural heritage site in Fez, Morocco
  • Also known as: “Bu ‘Inaniya Madrasa” and “Madrasa Bou Inania”
  • Address: Rue Talâa Saghira

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bab Bou Jeloud and Dar al-Magana.

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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 Bou Inania Madrasa.

Monument
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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 Bou Inania Madrasa 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.

Museum
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Dar Batḥa, or Qasr al-Batḥa, is a former royal palace and present-day museum in . The palace was commissioned by the Alawi sultan Hassan I in the late 19th century and finished under his successor Abdelaziz. is situated 200 metres south of Bou Inania 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 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.

Bou Inania Madrasa

Latitude
34.06221° or 34° 3′ 44″ north
Longitude
-4.98274° or 4° 58′ 58″ west
Open location code
8C6Q3268+VW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 798151423
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­university
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q29660
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Bou Inania Madrasa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المدرسة أبوعنانية بفاس”
  • Arabic: “المدرسة البوعنانية (فاس)”
  • Arabic: “المدرسة البوعنانية بفاس”
  • Arabic: “المدرسة البوعنانية”
  • Arabic: “المدرسه أبو عنانيه بفاس”
  • Bengali: “আবু ইনানি মাদ্রাসা”
  • Catalan: “Madrassa Bou Inania de Fes”
  • Catalan: “Madrassa Bou Inania”
  • Chinese: “波伊那尼亞學院”
  • Chinese: “阿布伊南古兰经学院”
  • Dutch: “Madrassa Bou Inania (Fes)”
  • Dutch: “Madrassa Bou Inania”
  • French: “Médersa Bou Inania (Fes)”
  • French: “Medersa Bou Inania de Fes”
  • French: “Médersa Bou Inania de Fès”
  • French: “Médersa Bou Inania”
  • Ga: “Bou Inania Madrasa”
  • Ga: “Bu ‘Inaniya Madrasa”
  • Ga: “Madrasa Bou Inania”
  • German: “Bou Inania Madrasa”
  • German: “Madrasa Bū ʿInānīya von Fès”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Bou Inania Madrasa (Fes)”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Bou Inania Madrasa”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Bu ‘Inaniya Madrasa”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Madrasa Bou Inania, Bou Inaniya”
  • Hausa: “Bou Inania Madrasa (Fes)”
  • Hausa: “Bou Inania Madrasa”
  • Hausa: “Bu ‘Inaniya Madrasa”
  • Hausa: “Madrasa Bou Inania”
  • Hebrew: “מדרסת בו ענאניה”
  • Indonesian: “Madrasah Abu Inaniyah”
  • Italian: “Madrasa Bou Inania”
  • Japanese: “ブー イナニア マドラサ”
  • Japanese: “ブー・イナーニーヤ・マドラサ”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “لمدراسة لبوعنانية”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “لمدرسة لبوعنانية (فاس)”
  • Polish: “Medresa Bu Inania”
  • Portuguese: “Madraça al-Bu’inaniya”
  • Portuguese: “Madraça Bou Inania”
  • Portuguese: “Madraça Bu Inania”
  • Portuguese: “Madrassa Bu Inania”
  • Portuguese: “Médersa Bou ´Inania”
  • Russian: “Медресе Бу Инания”
  • Slovenian: “Medresa Bou Inania”
  • Spanish: “Madrasa de Bou Inania”
  • Spanish: “Medersa Bou Inania”
  • Turkish: “Ebu İnaniya medresesi”
  • Turkish: “Ebu İnaniye medresesi”
  • Turkish: “Ebu İnaniye Medresesi”
  • Twi: “Bou Inania Madrasa”
  • Twi: “Bu ‘Inaniya Madrasa”
  • Twi: “Madrasa Bou Inania”
  • Ukrainian: “Медресе Бу Інанія (Фес)”
  • Ukrainian: “Медресе Бу Інанія”
  • Urdu: “مدرسہ بوعنانیہ”
  • Uzbek: “Bou Inania madrasasi”

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