Timeline of Fez
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Prior to 20th century
- 789 – Madinat Fas settlement (later Fes el Andalous) established by Idris I of Morocco.[1]
- 809 – Second settlement (later Fes el Karaouyine) established by Idris II of Morocco.[2][3][4]
- 818 – Andalucian Arab refugees arrive (approximate date).[2]
- 825 – Tunisian Kairouan refugees arrive.[2]
- 828 – Idris II of Morocco dies.
- 848 – Yahya ibn Muhammad in power.
- 859 – Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque founded.
- 980 – Maghrawa in power.[5]
- 1033 – 1033 Fez massacre of Jews.[citation needed]
- 1070 – Almoravids in power.[6]
- 1145 – Almohads take city.[5]
- 1204 – the fortifications of Fes el-bali completed.
- 1248 – Marinids in power.[6]
- 1276 – Fes Jdid built.[5]
- 1325 – Al-Attarine Madrasa completed.[7]
- 1355 – Bou Inania Madrasa completed.[8]
- 1357 – Dar al-Magana water clock built.[9]
- 1408 – Lalla Ghariba mosque built at Fes Jdid.[1]
- 1437 – Probable date of the transfer of Jewish population of Fes el-Bali to the Mellah in Fes Jdid.[10][11][12]
- 1465 – 1465 Moroccan revolt.
- 1472 – Wattassids in power.
- 1522 – Earthquake.[2]
- 1554 – Capture of Fez by the Ottoman Empire[13]
- 1554 – Recapture of Fez by the Saadian Sultan Mohammed Al-Shaykh.
- 1576 – Capture of Fez by Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi and his forces.
- 1670 – Cherratine Madrasa rebuilt.[1][14]
20th century
- 1912
- March: Morocco becomes a French protectorate, per Treaty of Fez.[1]
- April: 1912 Fez riots.[1]
- Moroccan capital relocated from Fez to Rabat.
- 1913 – Bab Boujeloud (gate) refurbished.[2]
- 1916 – Ville Nouvelle founded.[1]
- 1917 – Kissariyya market fire.[15]
- 1920 – Public library opens.[16]
- 1931 - Future billionaire Othman Benjelloun born in Fez.
- 1940 - student music association orchestra at fez as now music Institute in fez has founded there. (First called fez youth orchestra)
- 1942 – Cinema Rex opens.[17]
- 1946 – Maghreb Association Sportive de Fez football club formed.
- 1948 – Widad Fez football club formed.
- 1951 - Population: 179,372.[18]
- 1963 – University of al-Qarawiyyin active.
- 1973 - Population: 321,460 city; 426,000 urban agglomeration.[19]
- 1981 – Medina of Fez designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 1988 - A Trappist community is founded upon invitation of the archbishop of Rabat and is housed in the former Bellevue Hotel. The monks move in 1999 to Midelt.[20]
- 1990 – 14 December: Labour strike.[21]
- 1993 - Population: 564,000 urban agglomeration (estimate).[22]
- 1994 – World Sacred Music Festival begins.
- 1999 – Rabat–Fes expressway built.[23]
21st century
- 2003 – Hamid Chabat becomes mayor.
- 2004 – Population: 947,000.[1]
- 2005 – École nationale des sciences appliquées de Fès (school) established.
- 2007 – After a construction period from 1994 to 2003,Fez Stadium opens in 2007.
- 2011 ** International Institute for Languages and Cultures established.
- Population: 1,088,000.[24]
- 2014 - Population: 1,126,551 (estimate).[25]
- 2015
- City becomes part of the Fès-Meknès administrative region.
- Idriss Azami Al Idrissi becomes mayor.
See also
- Fez history
- Timelines of other cities in Morocco: Casablanca, Marrakesh, Meknes, Rabat, Salé, Tangier
- Timeline of Morocco
