Fes or Fez is the second largest city of Morocco, following Casablanca, with a population of approximately 1 million (2010).
Fes or Fez is the second largest city of Morocco. It was thecapital cityof modern Morocco until 1925 and is now the capital of theFès-Meknèsadministrative region.It is one of the country's four "imperial cities," the others being Rabat, Marrakech and Meknes.
The city has two oldmedina quarters, the larger of which isFes el Bali. It is listed as aWorld Heritage Siteand is believed to be one of the world's largest urbanpedestrian zones(car-free areas).University of Al Quaraouiyine, founded in 859, is the oldest continuously functioninguniversityin the world. The city has been called the "Meccaof the West" and the "Athensof Africa".