Timeline of Fez

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Fez, Morocco.

Prior to 20th century

* 789 – Madinat Fas settlement (later Fes el Andalous) established by Idris I of Morocco.
* 809 – Second settlement (later Fes el Karaouyine) established by Idris II of Morocco.
* 818 – Andalucian Arab refugees arrive (approximate date).
* 825 – Tunisian Kairouan refugees arrive.
* 828 – Idris II of Morocco dies.
* 848 – Yahya ibn Muhammad in power.
* 859 – Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque founded.
* 980 – Maghrawa in power.
* 1033 – 1033 Fez massacre of Jews.
* 1070 – Almoravids in power.
* 1145 – Almohads take city.
* 1204 – the fortifications of Fes el-bali completed.
* 1248 – Marinids in power.
* 1276 – Fes Jdid built.
* 1325 – Al-Attarine Madrasa completed.
* 1355 – Bou Inania Madrasa completed.
* 1357 – Dar al-Magana water clock built.
* 1408 – Lalla Ghariba mosque built at Fes Jdid.
* 1437 – Probable date of the transfer of Jewish population of Fes el-Bali to the Mellah in Fes Jdid.
* 1465 – 1465 Moroccan revolt.
* 1472 – Wattassids in power.
* 1522 – Earthquake.
* 1554 – Capture of Fez by the Ottoman Empire
*1554 – Recapture of Fez by the Saadian Sultan Mohammed Al-Shaykh.
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* 1576 – Capture of Fez by Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi and his forces.
* 1670 – Cherratine Madrasa rebuilt.

20th century

* 1912
** March: Morocco becomes a French protectorate, per Treaty of Fez.
** April: 1912 Fez riots.
** Moroccan capital relocated from Fez to Rabat.
* 1913 – Bab Boujeloud (gate) refurbished.
* 1916 – Ville Nouvelle founded.
* 1917 – Kissariyya market fire.
* 1920 – Public library opens.
* 1931 - Future billionaire Othman Benjelloun born in Fez.
* 1940 - student music association orchestra at fez as now music Institute in fez has founded there. (First called fez youth orchestra)
* 1942 – Cinema Rex opens.
* 1946 – Maghreb Association Sportive de Fez football club formed.
* 1948 – Widad Fez football club formed.
* 1951 - Population: 179,372.
* 1963 – University of al-Qarawiyyin active.
* 1973 - Population: 321,460 city; 426,000 urban agglomeration.
* 1981 – Medina of Fez designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
* 1990 – 14 December: Labour strike.
* 1993 - Population: 564,000 urban agglomeration (estimate).
* 1994 – World Sacred Music Festival begins.
* 1999 – Rabat–Fes expressway built.

21st century

* 2003 – Hamid Chabat becomes mayor.
* 2004 – Population: 947,000.
* 2005 – École nationale des sciences appliquées de Fès (school) established.
* 2007 – After a construction period from 1994 to 2003,Fez Stadium opens in 2007.
* 2011 ** International Institute for Languages and Cultures established.
** Population: 1,088,000.
* 2014 - Population: 1,126,551 (estimate).
* 2015
** City becomes part of the Fès-Meknès administrative region.
** Idriss Azami Al Idrissi becomes mayor.

See also

* Fez history
* Timelines of other cities in Morocco: Casablanca, Marrakesh, Meknes, Rabat, , Tangier
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References

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External links

Map of Fes
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