Fez

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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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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 (38)

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

Fès-Meknès → capital → Fez →
this entity surface form: "Fes"
this entity surface form: "Fes"
this entity surface form: "Fes"
Bab Bou Jeloud → city → Fez →
Chouara Tannery → city → Fez →
this entity surface form: "Fes"
Fès-Meknès → contains → Fez →
Morocco → containsCity → Fez →
subject surface form: "Northern Morocco"
Fes el-Bali → locatedIn → Fez →
Fes el-Jdid → locatedIn → Fez →
subject surface form: "Ville Nouvelle (Fez)"
Meknes → nearbyCity → Fez →
this entity surface form: "Fes"
subject surface form: "Strasbourg"
Strasbourg → twinCity → Fez →
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