Fez, Also Fas, Fes

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CityAlso Fas, Fes

Fezفاس

A Moroccan city of scholars and craftsmen, home of al-Qarawiyyin, founded by a woman.

Founded by the Idrisids around 789 to 808. In 859 Fatimah al-Fihri, a woman from Kairouan, founded the mosque of al-Qarawiyyin, often called the oldest university still teaching. Under the Marinids, Fez was a capital of learning and craft.

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