Architecture

Bou Inania Madrasa, mashrabiya barrier

Fez, Fez-Meknes, Morocco

المدرسة أبو عنانية بفاس (ạlmdrsẗ ạ̉bw ʿnạnyẗ bfạs) [Arabic]
Bou Inania Madrasa, mashrabiya barrier

Architecture

structure overview
Bou Inania Madrasa
architectural element(s)
mashrabiya
material
wood

Architecture: Bou Inania Madrasa

built
1350-1357
culture
Moroccan, Berber
style/period
Marinid
work type by function
madrasa, Sunni mosque
patronage
Abu Inan Faris

Specifications

Specifications: Bou Inania Madrasa

number towers
1
towers
minaret

Geography

Africa » Northern Africa » Morocco » Fez-Meknes » Fez » Fes el Bali
local language location name
location:
فاس‎ (Fas) [Arabic]
ⴼⴰⵙ (Fas) [Tamazight]
Fès [French]
country:
المَغرِب‎ (al-maġrib) [Arabic]
ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ (Lmeɣrib‎) [Tamazight]
Maroc [French]
historical affiliations
1357-1471
Marinid Sultanate
1471-1554
Wattasid Sultanate
1554-1626
Saadi Sultanate
1626-1664
Territory of Zaouia of Dila
1664-1912
Alaouite Sultanate
1790-1795
Fez (independent city)
1912-1956
French protectorate in Morocco

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Medina of Fez
type
cultural
criteria
II, V
designation
reference
170

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,256 × 3,542  pixel
44.5 × 30.0 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
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