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Medina of Fez

Also known as Médina de Fez

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Medina of Fez is in Fez. The nearest other World Heritage site is Volubilis, about 55 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Fez · about 1,002,000 peopleabout 3 km west
  • Meknes · about 698,000 peopleabout 55 km west
  • Taza · about 200,000 peopleabout 90 km east
  • Ouezzane · about 70,000 peopleabout 100 km north-west
  • Ksar El Kebir · about 307,000 peopleabout 140 km north-west
  • Kenitra · about 552,000 peopleabout 150 km west
Medina of FezFez5 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Medina of Fez and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesVolubilis1Historic City of Meknes2Rabat3Medina of Tétouan4Gorham's Cave Complex5Medina of Fez
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.
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Rabat

MoroccoCultural171 km away

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