UNESCO World Heritage Site
In 1981, Fes el Bali was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. During its peak period in the 13th and 14th centuries, the Imperial city replaced Marrakech as the kingdom’s capital. The principal monuments that are found in the medina, including madrasas, palaces, fountains and fondouks, date from this time. While the political capital of Morocco is now Rabat, Fez is the country’s true spiritual and cultural center. With the one million people that call this city home, twenty percent live in the medina
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