Fes, Fez

Fes or Fez is the second largest city of Morocco. About 1 million people lived there in 2010. It is the capital of the Fès-Boulemane region. The city has been called the “Mecca of the West” and the “Athens of Africa”.Fez is the former capital. It is one of the country’s four “imperial cities”. The others are Rabat, Marrakech and Meknes. “Fas el Bali”, one part of the city, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Fes has a football team, MAS Fez. They play in the Botola the highest tier of the Moroccan football system. They play their home matches at the 45,000 seat Complexe Sportif de Fès stadium.