The city of Fez a major Moroccan cities rich in heritage and
history pulsating in the corners and the hills and valleys, and has a
population of about 1.9 million people, was founded by Idris II and made it the
capital Idrisid state in 182 AH, located on the right bank of the river Fez,
and explodes from easy Sais many springs; thus make it a rich water source,
located in a fertile valley surrounded by hills and there are around forests by
trees of oak and cedar, and is extracted from high-quality wood suitable for
all uses, and around Lands wide suitable for agriculture, where lush vineyards,
olive trees, oranges, pomegranates, and spread in pastures sheep, goats and
cows, and the city of Fez is divided into three sections: the three sections of
Fez el Bali new and the new city of Fez, the spiritual city of the people of
the Maghreb.
It is a cultural and historical city where the mosque
villagers who founded by Fatima Fihri year 245 AH, and has a scientific
university attached to it, is a cultural and scientific center, which is the
second oldest university in the world, and out of some Western scholars, and
studied the Arab zero for the first time, and was built around schools in the
second century, though school Attarine smaller schools and Tmazit built by the
architect, and the Mosque of the villagers seventeen Pope, decorated with
exquisite Andalusian decoration, and has a platform made of carved wood and the
restaurant, and the Andalusian Mosque with windows and ornate ceiling of the
chapel and Alvesfessae that filled, and Najafh copper locket from the ceiling.And it contains in deferred celebrations, festivals, international conferences in the cultural, scientific, intellectual and religious fields, also held by the International Conference for the cities of the Third World Heritage in 1993, and ranked global human heritage in 1981.
What distinguishes the city from other cities in Morocco, there are ten thousands old the building, where the hills palaces built since ancient times, and there are old out houses song narrow, and decorated with beautiful mosaics, and the flowing water and fountains, and the eyes of seventy kilometers, and by four thousands fountain, which making it a vital source of water.
The advantage of Guha Bhrarth summer and coldness winter, and a moderate in the
fall and spring, where frequently the number of tourist arrivals in these two
seasons and are often the purpose of the Tourism Show of ancient monuments in
the city of Fez and its palaces and buildings or disembark international
demonstrations held for the struggle or eating certain intellectual issue.And Fez vibrant movement markets and alleys twisted take transit to treasure civilized unknown, and the Attarine market is one of the oldest Morocco markets which contains shops for sellers Attarine smells of herbs and spices, medicinal plants, and gardens of Andalusia, and a curfew in the city of Fez needs to be a tour guide; so as not to miss tourist out.
It features people goodness and generosity, loyalty, respect, and welcome guests arrivals them, and spread the customs and traditions of Moroccan weddings handed down through generations and rituals, and feel the tourist like at home if the pace of its doorstep, Vicbut out and to remain there for a long time.