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Mellah of Fez
The main street of the Mellah, the Derb al-Souq (Street of the Market)

The Mellah of Fez (Arabic: ملاح) is the historic Jewish quarter (Mellah) of Fez, Morocco. It is located in Fes el-Jdid, the part of Fez which contains the Royal Palace (Dar al-Makhzen), and is believed to date from the mid-15th century. While the district is no longer home to any significant Jewish population, it still contains a number of monuments and landmarks from the Jewish community's historical heritage in the city.

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Mellah of Fez

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The Mellah of Fez (Arabic: ملاح) is the historic Jewish quarter (Mellah) of Fez, Morocco. It is located in Fes el-Jdid, the part of Fez which contains...

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Mellah

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local toponym in Fes which became the name of the first separate Jewish district in Morocco (the Mellah of Fez) created in that city during the 15th century...

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History of Moroccan Jews

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Shrarda which was on the other side of Fez. This time the population of the Jews around the mellah was at the lowest stage of all time, and did not manage to...

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Judaism in Fez

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exception being the nearby town of Sefrou.) Both the exact reasons and the exact date for the creation of the Jewish Mellah of Fez are not firmly established...

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Sol Hachuel

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Sol was beheaded in a public square in Fez. Romero described the emotions of the citizens of Fez on the day of the execution: The Moors, whose religious...

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Timeline of Fez

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is a timeline of the history of the city of Fez, Morocco. 789 – Madinat Fas settlement (later Fes el Andalous) established by Idris I of Morocco. 809 –...

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Fez Stadium

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The Fez Sports complex (Arabic: المركب الرياضي لفاس) is a multi-purpose stadium in Fez, Morocco. It is used mostly for football matches and it also has...

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History of Fez

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of the city grew and the Mellah (Jewish quarter) was formed on the south side of this new district. After the overthrow of the Marinid dynasty, Fez underwent...

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Al Fassiyine Synagogue

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synagogue located in the Mellah of Fes el-Jdid, within the historic medina of Fez, Morocco. The Slat al-Fassiyine Synagogue was one of the few synagogues where...

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1912 Fez riots

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commanders and then spread to the streets of Fez in search of any European they could find. The Jewish quarter (mellah) was leveled before order was restored...

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Royal Palace of Fez

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Place des Alaouites, near the Mellah (to the southwest). The palace was founded and initially built, along with the rest of Fes el-Jdid, by the Marinid...

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1624 Fez earthquake

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city of Fez in northern Morocco was devastated by a major earthquake between three and four in the morning of 11 May. It had an estimated magnitude of 6...

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Architecture of Fez

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Nouvelle (New City), an example of a modern mosque in the city The Mellah (Jewish quarter) of Fez Jdid is the site of the 17th-century Ibn Danan Synagogue...

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Chouara Tannery

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spelled Chouwara) is one of the three tanneries in the city of Fez, Morocco. It is the largest tannery in the city and one of the oldest. It is located...

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Fes Jdid

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lit. 'New Fez') 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...

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Moroccan Jews

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Lapidus, Ira M. "Emily Gottreich. The Mellah of Marrakesh: Jewish and Muslim Space in Moroccos Red City.:The Mellah of Marrakesh: Jewish and Muslim Space...

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History of Marrakesh

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captured Marrakesh in 1269, relocated the capital to Fez, leaving Marrakesh as a regional capital of the south. During this period, it often broke off in...

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Marrakesh

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After a period of decline, the city was surpassed by Fez. Marrakesh gained its preeminence in the early 16th century serving as the capital of the Saadian...

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Treaty of Fes

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population of Fes learned of it and riots broke out. Abdelhafid had already left Fes seeking safety in Rabat, but the Mellah, or Jewish quarter, of Fes was...

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Fes el Bali

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Fes') is the oldest walled part of Fez, the second largest city of Morocco. Fes el Bali was founded as the capital of the Idrisid dynasty between 789...

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Fez Festival of World Sacred Music

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The Fez Festival of World Sacred Music (Festival des Musiques Sacrées du Monde) is an annual music festival that is held for a week in Fez, Morocco. It...

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Fortifications of Fez

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es-Sebaa) Bab Segma Bab Kbibat es-Smen Bab Riafa Bab el-Mellah Walls of Marrakesh Architecture of Fez Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fortifications...

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Ibn Danan Synagogue

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the outer wall of the Mellah in a space where other amenities for the local community were historically located. Unlike many of Fez's other historic synagogues...

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History of Morocco

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Moroccan city : a history of the mellah of Marrakech, 1550–1930. p. 54. OCLC 77066581. Rodrigue, Aron (2003). Jews and Muslims: Images of Sephardi and Eastern...

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