Fez Mellah

Morocco's first Jewish quarter, founded 1438

The Fez Mellah, established in 1438 next to the royal palace in Fes el-Jdid, is Morocco's first walled Jewish quarter and the source of the term 'mellah' itself. It still contains the Ibn Danan synagogue, the Jewish cemetery and balconied houses unlike anywhere else in the medina.

Localisation

Fes

FAQs

In Fes el-Jdid, the 'new' medina, immediately next to the royal palace gates on Place des Alaouites. About a 15-minute walk south of Bab Bou Jeloud.