 |
|
|
|
|
|
Research Home
 Tools Thesaurus of Geographic Names Full Record Display
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vernacular Display | English Display |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Click the  icon to view the hierarchy. |
|
|
Fez (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 34 01 59 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 34.0330 decimal degrees |
| Long: 005 00 01 W degrees minutes |
Long: -5.0000 decimal degrees |
|
Note: The oldest of Morocco's imperial cities and one of sacred cities of Islam. It is noted for numerous mosques including Qarawīyīn Mosque, the oldest in northern Africa. It is the site of a famous university founded in 859. The medina of Fès was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981. |
Names: |
|
| Fès (preferred,C,V,French-P,U,N)
|
| Fās (C,V,Arabic (transliterated)-P,U,N)
|
| Al Fas (C,V)
|
| Al-Fez (C,V)
|
............ | meaning "the mound," referring to location on hills |
| Fez (C,V,English-P,U,N)
|
| Fas (C,V)
|
| פאס (C,U,Hebrew )
|
|
Hierarchical Position: |
|
|
............ |
Fès-Meknès (region (administrative division)) (P) |
|
................ |
Fez (inhabited place) (P) |
|
Place Types: |
|
| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
............ |
founded 789 |
| city (C) |
............ |
established 1916 |
| regional capital (C) |
|
| commercial center (C) |
|
| religious center (C) |
|
| industrial center (C) |
|
| trade center (C) |
|
| transportation center (C) |
|
| provincial capital (C) |
|
|
Related geographic places: |
|
| capital of .... |
Idrisid Empire .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
| .................. |
(World, Africa) [8711766] |
|
Sources and Contributors: |
|
|
