Fez

E12903

city cultural heritage site imperial city

Fez is a historic imperial city in northern Morocco renowned for its well-preserved medieval medina, traditional craftsmanship, and status as a major cultural and religious center.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Fez canonical	116
Fes	25
FEZ	1
Fez (mentioned/flashback context)	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ imperial city ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Morocco ⓘ
developedInCentury	9th century ⓘ
foundedBy	Idris II of Morocco ⓘ Idrisid dynasty ⓘ
foundedInCentury	8th century ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	handicrafts ⓘ leather production ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasFeature	car-free historic core ⓘ labyrinthine streets ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
hasImportantReligiousInstitution	Zaouia of Moulay Idriss II ⓘ al-Qarawiyyin Mosque ⓘ Al-Qarawiyyin University ⓘ surface form: al-Qarawiyyin University
hasLandmark	Al-Attarine Madrasa ⓘ Bab Bou Jeloud ⓘ Bou Inania Madrasa ⓘ Chouara Tannery ⓘ Mellah of Fez ⓘ Royal Palace of Fez ⓘ
hasPart	Fes el-Bali ⓘ Fes el-Jdid ⓘ Ville Nouvelle ⓘ
heritageSiteName	Medina of Fez ⓘ
is	major cultural center of Morocco ⓘ major religious center of Morocco ⓘ
isCapitalOf	Fès-Meknès ⓘ surface form: Fès-Meknès region
knownFor	Islamic architecture ⓘ carved woodwork ⓘ historic madrasas ⓘ metalwork ⓘ religious scholarship ⓘ tanneries ⓘ traditional craftsmanship ⓘ well-preserved medieval medina ⓘ zellij tilework ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Maghrebi Arabic ⓘ surface form: Moroccan Arabic Berber languages ⓘ surface form: Tamazight
locatedIn	northern Morocco ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Fès-Meknès ⓘ
locatedOnContinent	Africa ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
role	former capital of Morocco ⓘ
wasCapitalOf	Alaouite dynasty ⓘ Idrisid dynasty ⓘ Marinid dynasty ⓘ

Referenced by (143)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Strasbourg is seat of the Council of Europe → twinCity → Fez ⓘ

subject surface form: Strasbourg

Morocco → containsCity → Fez ⓘ

Strasbourg → twinCity → Fez ⓘ

Islamic world → hasCulturalCenter → Fez ⓘ

Arabic calligraphy → importantCenter → Fez ⓘ

No Line on the Horizon → recordedIn → Fez ⓘ

Meknes → nearbyCity → Fez ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fes

Medina of Fez → locatedIn → Fez ⓘ

French Morocco → includesCity → Fez ⓘ

Al-Qarawiyyin University → locatedIn → Fez ⓘ

Al-Qarawiyyin University → city → Fez ⓘ

Ville Nouvelle → locatedIn → Fez ⓘ

subject surface form: Ville Nouvelle (Fez)

Idris II of Morocco → capital → Fez ⓘ

Idris II of Morocco → associatedWithPlace → Fez ⓘ

Bou Inania Madrasa → locatedIn → Fez ⓘ

Bou Inania Madrasa → city → Fez ⓘ

Fes el-Bali → locatedIn → Fez ⓘ

Royal Palace of Fez → locatedIn → Fez ⓘ

Royal Palace of Fez → city → Fez ⓘ

northern Morocco → hasMajorCity → Fez ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern Morocco

Idrisid dynasty → capital → Fez ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fes

Idrisid dynasty → centerOfPower → Fez ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fes

Al-Attarine Madrasa → locatedIn → Fez ⓘ

Bab Bou Jeloud → locatedIn → Fez ⓘ

Bab Bou Jeloud → city → Fez ⓘ

al-Qarawiyyin Mosque → city → Fez ⓘ

Fès-Meknès → contains → Fez ⓘ

Fès-Meknès → capital → Fez ⓘ

Fès-Meknès → includesImperialCity → Fez ⓘ

Fès-Meknès → hasHistoricCity → Fez ⓘ

Zaouia of Moulay Idriss II → locatedIn → Fez ⓘ

Zaouia of Moulay Idriss II → patronSaintOf → Fez ⓘ

Chouara Tannery → locatedIn → Fez ⓘ

Chouara Tannery → city → Fez ⓘ

Marinid dynasty → capital → Fez ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fes

Mellah of Fez → locatedIn → Fez ⓘ

Casa-Voyageurs railway station → connectedTo → Fez ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fes

Fes el-Jdid → locatedIn → Fez ⓘ

Second Moroccan Crisis → tookPlaceIn → Fez ⓘ

Azrou → hasNearbyCity → Fez ⓘ

Beni Mellal → roadConnection → Fez ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fes

Maghrebi Maliki tradition → hasCenter → Fez ⓘ

Jackie Burkhart in That '70s Show → romanticPartnerInSpinOff → Fez ⓘ

subject surface form: Jackie Burkhart

this entity surface form: Fez (mentioned/flashback context)

Fez – Being Born → hasPart → Fez ⓘ

Ahmad Zarruq → birthPlace → Fez ⓘ

Ahmad Zarruq → taughtIn → Fez ⓘ

Iberian diaspora → hasDestinationCity → Fez ⓘ

Al Hoceima → locatedNorthOf → Fez ⓘ

Islamic West → majorCity → Fez ⓘ

Trans-Saharan trade routes → majorTerminus → Fez ⓘ