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Timeline of Fez

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Timeline of Fez

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Fez, Morocco.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 789 – Madinat Fas settlement (later Fes el Andalous) established by Idris I of Morocco.
  • 807 – Second settlement (later Fes el Karaouyine) established by Idris II of Morocco.
  • 818 – Andalucian Arab refugees arrive (approximate date).
  • 825 – Tunisian Kairouan refugees arrive.
  • 828 – Idris II of Morocco dies.
  • 848 – Yahya ibn Muhammad in power.
  • 859 – Al-Qarawiyyin Madrasa founded.
  • 980 – Maghrawa in power.
  • 1033 – 1033 Fez massacre of Jews.
  • 1070 – Almoravids in power.
  • 1145 – Almohads take city.
  • 1248 – Marinids in power.
  • 1276 – Fes Jdid built.
  • 1325 – Al-Attarine Madrasa built.
  • 1351 – Bou Inania Madrasa founded.
  • 1357 – Dar al-Magana water clock built.
  • 1408 – Lalla Ghariba mosque built at Fes Jdid.
  • 1438 – Mellah Jewish quarter established.
  • 1465 – 1465 Moroccan revolt.
  • 1472 – Wattassids in power.
  • 1522 – Earthquake.
  • 1576 – Capture of Fez by Ottoman forces of Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi.
  • 1670 – Sharratin madrasa rebuilt.

    • 20th century

  • 1912
  • March: Morocco becomes a French protectorate, per Treaty of Fez.
  • April: 1912 Fez riots.
  • Moroccan capital relocated from Fez to Rabat.
  • 1913 – Bab Boujeloud (gate) refurbished.
  • 1916 – Ville Nouvelle founded.
  • 1917 – Kissariyya market fire.
  • 1920 – Public library opens.
  • 1942 – Cinema Rex opens.
  • 1946 – Maghreb Association Sportive de Fez football club formed.
  • 1948 – Widad Fez football club formed.
  • 1963 – University of al-Qarawiyyin active.
  • 1981 – Medina of Fez designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • 1990 – 14 December: Labour strike.
  • 1994 – World Sacred Music Festival begins.
  • 1999 – Rabat–Fes expressway built.

    • 21st century

  • 2003 – Hamid Chabat becomes mayor.
  • 2004 – Population: 947,000.
  • 2005 – École nationale des sciences appliquées de Fès (school) established.
  • 2007 – Fez Stadium opens.
  • 2011
  • International Institute for Languages and Cultures established.
  • Population: 1,088,000.

    • References

    Timeline of Fez Wikipedia
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