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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fez el-Jdid