Region · Imperial cities
Fez-Meknes
8 places in Fez-Meknes, each with its own story. From north to south.
- TazaTaza lies in a narrow pass between the Rif and the Middle Atlas that links eastern and western Morocco. The city's Almohad Great Mosque has been on UNESCO's Tentative List since 1995.
- Moulay IdrissMoulay Idriss Zerhoun borders the archaeological site of Volubilis and holds the tomb of Idris I, founder of the Idrisid dynasty. The municipality had 10,038 inhabitants in 2024, and the town has been on UNESCO’s Tentative List since 1995.
- FezFez is the capital of the Fez-Meknes region. Its medina has been on the World Heritage List since 1981 and, in UNESCO's assessment, is one of the most extensive and best-preserved historic towns of the Arab-Muslim world.
- MeknesUnder Sultan Moulay Ismail (1672–1727) Meknes became the capital and was given a royal city with walls up to 15 metres high and monumental gates; the historic city has been a World Heritage site since 1996.
- SefrouThe municipality of Sefrou had 86,903 inhabitants in 2024 and gives its name to a province of the Fez-Meknes region. Its three-day cherry festival in June, with a Cherry Queen and a parade, has been on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage since 2012.
- IfraneIfrane was founded in 1929 in the Middle Atlas at around 1,650 metres and is home to the English-language Al Akhawayn University. The weather station records an average of 961 millimetres of precipitation a year.
- AzrouWith 57,657 inhabitants (2024), Azrou is the largest municipality in Ifrane province. The old Amazigh settlement lies at about 1,204 metres, 17 kilometres south-west of Ifrane.
- MissourMissour is the seat of Boulemane province in the Fez-Meknes region and had 28,408 inhabitants in 2024. The town lies on the Moulouya; the high plateaus of Missour serve mainly as grazing land for sheep and goats.