Al-Attarine Madrasa
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The Al-Attarine Madrasa is a madrasa in Fes
, Morocco
, near the Al-Qarawiyyin. It was built by the Marinid
sultan Uthman II Abu Said (r. 1310-1331) in 1323-5. The madrasa takes its name from the Souk al-Attarine, the spice and perfume market.
Fes
Fes or Fez is the second largest city of Morocco, after Casablanca, with a population of approximately 1 million . It is the capital of the Fès-Boulemane region....
, Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
, near the Al-Qarawiyyin. It was built by the Marinid
Marinid
The Marinid dynasty or Benemerine dynasty was a Zenata Berber dynasty of Morocco. The Marinid dynasty overtook the Almohads in controlling Morocco in 1244. They controlled most of the Maghreb from the mid-14th century to the 15th century and supported the Kingdom of Granada in Al-Andalus in the...
sultan Uthman II Abu Said (r. 1310-1331) in 1323-5. The madrasa takes its name from the Souk al-Attarine, the spice and perfume market.
External links
- Museum with no frontiers http://www.discoverislamicart.org/pc_item.php?id=monument;ISL;ma;Mon01;21;fr (retrieved November 23, 2008)
- Pattern in Islamic Art http://www.patterninislamicart.com/archive/?browse=monument&val=96