Fez

Summary

Fez is a city^[1]. Fez ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,289 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fez was a member of League of Historical Cities^[3].
• Fez was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[4].
• Fez is located in Fez Prefecture^[5].
• Fez is in the country of Morocco^[6].
• Fez's head of government is recorded as Idriss Azami Al Idrissi^[7].
• Fez's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Fez's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity^[9].
• Fez's shares border with is recorded as Ain Chkef^[10].
• Fez's founder is recorded as Idrisid dynasty^[11].
• Fez's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kraków^[12].
• Fez's twinned administrative body is recorded as Florence^[13].
• Fez's twinned administrative body is recorded as Montpellier^[14].
• Fez's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bobo-Dioulasso^[15].
• Fez's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lahore^[16].
• Fez's twinned administrative body is recorded as Coimbra^[17].
• Fez's twinned administrative body is recorded as East Jerusalem^[18].
• Fez's twinned administrative body is recorded as Barcelona^[19].
• Fez's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cartagena^[20].
• Fez's twinned administrative body is recorded as Córdoba^[21].
• Fez's twinned administrative body is recorded as Djenné^[22].
• Fez's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kairouan^[23].
• Fez's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nablus^[24].
• Fez's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ngaparou^[25].
• Fez's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rufisque^[26].
• Fez's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint-Étienne^[27].

Body

Geography

Fez is in the country of Morocco^[6]. Fez is located in Fez Prefecture^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+325327'}^[28], {'amount': '+448823'}^[29], {'amount': '+772184'}^[30], {'amount': '+946815'}^[31], {'amount': '+1072468'}^[32], and {'amount': '+1112072'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8] and administrative territorial entity^[9].

History and Context

789 marks the founding of Fez^[34].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Fez include Fès-Meknès^[35], a region of Morocco^[36], in Morocco^[37], founded in 2015^[38] and Fes-Saïss Airport^[39], an airport^[40], in Morocco^[41].

Why It Matters

Fez ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,289 views/month).^[2] Fez has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Fez is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Fez include Fès-Meknès^[35], a region of Morocco^[36], in Morocco^[37], founded in 2015^[38] and Fes-Saïss Airport^[39], an airport^[40], in Morocco^[41].