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Fes Jdid
Fes Jdid or Fes el-Jdid () is one of the three parts of Fez, the second largest city of Morocco. It was founded by the Marinids in 1276 as an extension of Fes el Bali (the old city or ''medina'') and as a royal citadel and capital. It is occupied in large part by the historic Royal Palace (the ''Dar al-Makhzen''), which was once the center of government in Morocco and which is still used on occasion by the King of Morocco today. The district also contains the historic Mellah (Jewish quarter) of the city. Since 1981 it has been classified, along with Fes el-Bali, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. History Marinid period (13th–15th centuries) Fes el-Jdid was founded in 1276 by the Marinid sultan Abu Yusuf Ya'qub. It was to serve as the new royal citadel and center of government for Morocco under Marinid rule, including a Royal Palace (Dar al-Makhzen), military barracks, and residential neighbourhoods. Before then, the main center of power and government in Fes had been t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamra Mosque In Fes Jdid
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Barracks
Barracks are buildings used to accommodate military personnel and quasi-military personnel such as police. The English word originates from the 17th century via French and Italian from an old Spanish word 'soldier's tent', but today barracks are usually permanent buildings. The word may apply to separate housing blocks or to complete complexes, and the plural form often refers to a single structure and may be English plurals#Plural in form but singular in construction, singular in construction. The main objective of barracks is to separate soldiers from the civilian population and reinforce discipline, training, and ''esprit de corps''. They have been called "discipline factories for soldiers". Like industrial factories, some are considered to be shoddy or dull buildings, although others are known for their magnificent architecture such as Collins Barracks, Dublin, Collins Barracks in Dublin and others in Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Vienna, or London. From the rough barracks of 19th- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalla Ghriba Mosque, Fez
The Lalla Ghriba Mosque is one of the main neighbourhood mosques of Fes el-Jdid, a part of the historic medina of Fez, Morocco. Historical background The mosque was founded in 1408, under the reign of the Marinid sultan Abu Sa'id Uthman III. The surrounding Lalla Ghriba neighbourhood is named after the mosque and occupies the far east and northeast of Fes el-Jdid. This area had previously been occupied by grain silos and open spaces where passing troops could camp. The mosque's relatively late foundation (compared to other Marinid mosques in the city, which were mostly founded before the 15th century), likely reflects the fact that this area, far from the city's main street, took longer to develop into a residential area. After the neighbourhood's development, only the southeast part of the city, near Bab Semmarine, was left as yet unsettled. The mosque's minaret is slimmer and more tapered than those of other contemporary mosques. It was used as a reference point for the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalla Ez-Zhar Mosque
The Lalla ez-Zhar Mosque (), or al-Zahr Mosque, is a mosque located in Fes el-Jdid in the historic old city of Fez, Morocco. It is also known by the name ''Jama’ el-Hajjar'' (“Mosque of Stone”), probably in reference to its stone portal entrance. The mosque was founded or completed in 1357 CE (759 AH) by the Marinid sultan Abu Inan. Architecture Layout The mosque consists essentially of a square floor plan to which are adjoined the minaret (at the southeast corner) and an ablutions chamber next to it. The interior is divided into three aisles or naves by two rows of three horseshoe arches. The middle of the northernmost aisle is occupied by a small square open courtyard (''sahn''), measuring 6.6 metres per side and featuring a central fountain. A 12-metre-deep well is also included along the northern wall of the mosque to the east of the courtyard, which provided water. The main entrance of the mosque leads into this courtyard. The southernmost aisle includes the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Hamra Mosque
The al-Hamra Mosque or Red Mosque (, ) is a Marinid-era mosque in Fes, Morocco. It is a local Friday mosque located on the Grande Rue ("Great Street") of Fes el-Jdid, the palace-city founded by the Marinid rulers. Historical background Foundation The mosque has never been precisely dated as it lacks any foundation inscription, but it is known to have been built in the Marinid period, almost certainly in the 14th century. Roger Le Tourneau suggested it was most likely built at the end of the 13th century or at the beginning of the 14th century. Henri Bresolette argued that the mosque must date from before 1323 because it is mentioned in a ''waqf'' inscription from that year at the Sahrij Madrasa. Georges Marçais suggested, on the basis of its strong similarity to the Sidi Boumediene Mosque in Tlemcen, that it was built by the same architect and under the same ruler as the latter, thus placing its foundation in the reign of Sultan Abu al-Hasan, between 1331 and 1348. Autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Mosque Of Fes El-Jdid
The Great Mosque of Fes el-Jdid () is the historic main Friday mosque of Fes el-Jdid, the royal city and Marinid-era citadel of Fes, Morocco. It is believed to have been founded in 1276, around the same time that the city itself was founded, making it the oldest mosque in Fes el-Jdid. History The mosque was founded around 1276 by the Marinid sultan Abu Yusuf, at the same time as he founded the new royal city Fes el-Jdid.Kubisch, Natascha (2011). "Maghreb - Architecture" in Hattstein, Markus and Delius, Peter (eds.) ''Islam: Art and Architecture''. h.f.ullmann. (Fes el-Jdid was created as a fortified palace and administrative city, separate from Fes el-Bali (old Fes), from which the Marinid dynasty ruled over Morocco.) Supervision of the mosque's construction was delegated to a man named Abu Abdallah ibn Abd al-Karim el-Jadudi and to the governor of Meknes, Abu Ali ibn Azraq. One historical chronicle claims that the mosque's construction was funded in part by olive oil producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bab Semmarine
Bab Semmarine () is the monumental southern gate of Fes el-Jdid, a part of the old city of Fez, Morocco. History The original gate at this location was initially called ''Bab 'Oyun Sanhaja'' ("Gate of the (water) Sources of the Sanhaja"). The current name, Bab Semmarine, means "Gate of the Farriers" and refers to the shops of farriers which used to be located nearby. The gate was part of the original foundation of Fes el-Jdid by the Marinid sultan Abu Yusuf Ya'qub in 1276, who built the city as a new royal capital separate from Fes el-Bali. The city was highly fortified, featuring a double set of walls on its eastern side facing the old city, which may have indicated a certain level of wariness by the Marinid sultans towards the local population. Bab Semmarine was originally the southern entrance to the city, but at some later point another district (later occupied by the Jewish ''Mellah'') was created on its southern side, thus placing it inside the perimeter of the city wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meknes
Meknes (, ) is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the kingdom. Founded in the 11th century by the Almoravid dynasty, Almoravids as a military settlement, Meknes became the capital of Morocco during the reign of Sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif (1672–1727), son of the founder of the Alaouite dynasty. Sultan Ismail created a massive Kasbah of Moulay Ismail, imperial palace complex and endowed the city with extensive fortifications and monumental gates. The city recorded a population of 632,079 in the 2014 Moroccan census. It is the seat of Meknès Prefecture and an important economic hub in the region of Fès-Meknès. Etymology Meknes is named after an Amazigh (Berber) tribe historically known as the Miknasa ( in Amazigh languages). History Early history (8th–16th centuries) Volubilis, a major Ancient Rome, Roman-era settlement in Morocco and one of its early urban centres, is located near the sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bab Dekkakin
Bab Dekkakin or Bab Dekakene () is a fortified and ceremonial Gates of Fez, gate in Fez, Morocco, Fes, Morocco. The gate is situated between the Royal Palace of Fez, Old Mechouar and the New Mechouar on the northern edge of Fes Jdid, Fes el-Jdid. Origin of name The gate's original name was as ''Bab es-Sebaa'' ("Gate of the Lion"), probably in reference to a carved image or motif of a lion that has since disappeared. Originally, the name "Bab Dekkakin" was actually the name of what is now the gate to the Dar al-Makhzen (Fez), Royal Palace itself, which was formerly the main entrance to the city (originally called ''Bab el-Oued'' or ''Bab el-Qantara'') before the palace expanded to this point. Only later did the name come to designate Bab es-Sebaa. The name Bab Dekkakin means "Gate of the Benches" and is a reference to the previous existence of benches along the sides of the gate where those who were granted an audience inside the Palace would wait until called upon. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortification - Remparts Du Quartier Moulay-Abdhallah - Fès - Médiathèque De L'architecture Et Du Patrimoine - AP62T060695
A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ("strong") and ("to make"). From very early history to modern times, defensive walls have often been necessary for cities to survive in an ever-changing world of invasion and conquest. Some settlements in the Indus Valley Civilization were the first small cities to be fortified. In ancient Greece, large cyclopean stone walls fitted without mortar had been built in Mycenaean Greece, such as the ancient site of Mycenae. A Greek '' phrourion'' was a fortified collection of buildings used as a military garrison, and is the equivalent of the Roman castellum or fortress. These constructions mainly served the purpose of a watch tower, to guard certain roads, passes, and borders. Though smaller than a real fortress, they acted as a border gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oued Fes
The Oued Fes () or Fez River is a river in Morocco. It is a tributary of the Sebou River and historically the main source of water for Morocco's second largest city, Fes, after which it is named. The river consists of a number of different streams which originate in the Saïss Plain to the south and west of Fes before joining together in the area of Fes el-Bali, the old city (medina) of Fes. Over the centuries the river has been split and diverted into a multitude of canals that distributed water across the city and once powered a number of historic waterwheels. These various water channels converge into the Oued Bou Khrareb which runs through the middle of the old city and historically divided the ''Qarawiyyin'' and ''Andalusiyyin'' quarters. After the river leaves the city it runs eastwards for a short distance before joining the Sebou River. The various branches and sections of the river, including many of the man-made canals, also have their own names. Description of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinmel
Tinmel (Berber: Tin Mel or Tin Mal, ) is a small mountain village in the High Atlas 100 km from Marrakesh, Morocco. Tinmel was the cradle of the Berber Almohad empire, from where the Almohads started their military campaigns against the Almoravids in the early 12th century. History With the seizure of Marrakesh in 1147, Tinmel became the spiritual capital and the artistic centre of the Almohad Caliphate. The village is home to the tombs of the Almohad rulers. In Tinmel, the Almohad dirham, symbol of its economic prosperity, was struck. Tinmal Mosque The Tinmal Mosque is a mosque located in the High Atlas mountains of North Africa. It was built in 1156 to commemorate the founder of the Almohad dynasty, Mohamed Ibn Tumart. The edifice is one of the two mosques in Morocco open to non-Muslims, the other being the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca. The prototype for the Tinmal mosque was the Great Mosque of Taza, also built by Abd al-Mu'min. The Koutoubia Mosque in Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
