Fez(非斯)

4.Fez(非斯)

Fez is the third largest city of Morocco.The city has two old medinas,the larger of which is Fes el Bali.It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is believed to be one of the world's largest car-free urban areas.Al-Qarawiyyin,founded in 859 AD,is the oldest continuously functioning madrasa in the world.The city has been called the“Mecca of the West”and the“Athens of Africa”.

The Madrasa Bou Inania is a madrasa in Fes,Morocco,founded in 1351-1356 AD.It is widely acknowledged as an excellent example of Marinid architecture.The madrasa functioned both as an educational institute and as a congregational mosque.The madrasa is one of the few religious places in Morocco that is accessible for non-Islamic visitors.The Zaouia Moulay Idriss Ⅱ is a zaouia(shrine)in Fes,Morocco,dedicated to and tomb of Moulay Idriss Ⅱ.Moulay Idriss Ⅱ is the patron saint of the city of Fez,and it is believed that visiting his zaouia is beneficial for strangers visiting the city,boys before being circumcised and women wanting to facilitate childbirth.The University of al-Qarawiyyin or al-Karaouine is a university located in Fez,Morocco.It is the oldest existing,continually operating and the first degree awarding educational institution in the world according to UNESCO and Guinness World Records and is sometimes referred to as the oldest university.The al-Qarawiyyin mosque-religious school/college was founded by Fatima al-Fihri in 859 with an associated school,or madrasa,which subsequently became one of the leading spiritual and educational centers of the historic Muslim world.

非斯是摩洛哥第三大城市。这座城市有两个古老的麦地那,其中较大的是Fes el Bali。非斯被联合国教科文组织列为世界遗产。Al-Qarawiyyin建立于公元859年,是世界上最古老的伊斯兰学校。这座城市被称为“西方的麦加”和“非洲的雅典”。(https://www.daowen.com)

布伊纳尼亚学校也是非斯的一所伊斯兰学校,建于1351—1356年。它被认为是马里尼建筑的一个优秀范例,它既是一个教育机构,也是一个教会清真寺。伊斯兰学校是摩洛哥为数不多的非伊斯兰游客可以进入的宗教场所之一。