Fez Was founded by the Moulay Idris the second. (His father who came from the Mecca was the sixth generation from the Prophet Mohammed (Peace be upon him). (from Hazrath Ali's side) FEZ has always been known as the city of Intelectuals and academics. This place has the old Fez (The 'Fez el Bali' - The Medina), and the 'Fez el Jdid' the new Fez built by the Merinid Sultans out side walls of the old Fez, and finally the 'Ville Nouvelle' 2 kilometers to the west of the city built by the French, the modern ... (more)