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  • Jemaa el-Fnaa

  • Jemaa el-Fnaa

    Jemaa el-Fnaa is a market place and square located in the old city of Marrakesh, Morocco. It was founded in 1070 AD (The same period in which the city of Marrakesh was founded) by Abu Bakr ibn Umar, the commander of the Almoravids dynasty. The square then developed during subsequent eras. Jemaa el-Fnaa was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 as part of Medina of Marrakesh.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Medina of Marrakesh.
    World Heritage Site
    Jemaa el-Fnaa
    by Boris Macek, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Jemaa el-Fnaa

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1985

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    Mosques and Islamic Buildings

    Location

    Morocco

    Marrakesh-Safi

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    11th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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