Royal palace, Fes, Morocco


Fes or Fez is the second largest city of Morocco, with a population of approximately 1 million (2010). It is the capital of the Fès-Boulemane region. Fas el Bali is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its medina, the larger of the two medinas of Fes, is believed to be the world's largest contiguous car-free urban area. Al-Qarawiyyin, founded in AD 859, is the oldest continuously functioning madrasa in the world. The city has been called the "Mecca of the West" and the "Athens of Africa". (source: Wikipedia)


Size: 4256px × 2832px
Location: Fes, Fès-Boulemane, Morocco
Photo credit: © Olga Gajewska / Alamy / Afripics
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