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  • Fortifications of Fez

    Fortifications of Fez are a group of gates, defensive walls, kasbahs, and ramparts that surround Fes el-Bali and Fes el-Jdid in the city of Fes, Morocco. These fortifications were built and expanded through several historical eras, from the rule of the Idrisids, Almoravid, Almohads, Marinids and Saadians all the way to the Alaouite era. The fortifications include a group of historical main gates, the most important of which are Bab Ftouh, Bab Mahrouk, and Bab Guissa. The Fortifications of Fez were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981 as part of Medina of Fez.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Medina of Fez.
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    Fortifications of Fez
    by Michal Osmenda, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Fortifications of Fez
    by JahlilMA, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Fortifications of Fez
    by Robert Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Fortifications of Fez

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1981

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    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Morocco

    Fès-Meknès

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    9th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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