Fes el-Jdid

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Fes el-Jdid is a historic quarter of the Moroccan city of Fez, known for housing the Royal Palace and serving as a former administrative and military center.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Fez el-Jdid 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf district
historic city quarter
neighbourhood
adjacentTo Bab Bou Jeloud
surface form: Bab Bou Jeloud area

Fes el-Bali
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture
Marinid architecture
contains Bou Jeloud Gardens
Royal Palace of Fez
surface form: Dar al-Makhzen (Fez)

Mellah of Fez
surface form: Jewish quarter of Fez

Jnan Sbil Gardens
Mellah of Fez
Royal Palace of Fez
city walls
fortifications
several historic mosques
country Morocco
foundedBy Marinid dynasty
Abu Yaqub Yusuf
surface form: Sultan Abu Yusuf Yaqub
foundedIn 1276
foundedInCentury 13th century
hasFeature administrative buildings
arsenals
barracks
gates
large open squares
markets
palace complex
ramparts
residential quarters
hasSubdistrict Mellah of Fez
Royal Palace precinct
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage site "Medina of Fez"
historicalRole center of royal administration
military stronghold of Fez
political capital area of Morocco for several dynasties
language Arabic
Maghrebi Arabic
surface form: Moroccan Arabic (Darija)

Tamazight
surface form: Tamazight (Berber languages)
locatedIn Fez
Fès-Meknès region NERFINISHED
originalFunction administrative center
military center
royal citadel
partOf Medina of Fez
surface form: historic medina of Fez

medieval city of Fez
religion predominantly Islam
servedAs residence of Moroccan sultans
seat of government in Fez
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1981

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Marinid dynasty hasCapital Fes el-Jdid
Fes el-Bali hasCityPart Fes el-Jdid
Fez hasPart Fes el-Jdid
Medina of Fez hasPart Fes el-Jdid
Royal Palace of Fez locatedIn Fes el-Jdid
Mellah of Fez partOf Fes el-Jdid
this entity surface form: Fez el-Jdid