Kasbah Cherarda(Arabic:قصبة شراردة) is akasbahin the city ofFez, Morocco,located on the northern outskirts ofFes el-Jdid.It was initially referred to asKasbah el-Khemis,the "Thursday Fort" (Arabic:قصبة الخمس) as there was an open market held every Thursday outside the wall.[1]
The namecherarda(orsherarda) originates from the name of an Arab tribe whoseqaidhad also previously built a kasbah here in order to protect the tribe's granaries.[2]: 295–296 The current kasbah was created by theAlaouitesultanMulay al-Rashidafter he took over the city in 1666, acting as a garrison fort to house his tribal troops (referred to asguichor "army" tribes).[3][1][4][2]It covers a large rectangular area measuring 400 by 550 meters.[2]: 294 The tribe of Ashrafah occupied the fortress during the war between the Sultan and his brother Mohammed, before being deported.[4]It constituted one of a number of similarfortificationsestablished across the outskirts of Fes, throughout the city's history. Today the kasbah is occupied by a hospital, a high school, and, since 1959–60, a branch or annex of theUniversity of al-Qarawiyyin.[5]
See also
edit- Fortifications of Fez
- Dar al-Makhzen(Royal Palace of Fez)
- Bab Segma
References
edit- ^abQasba Cherarda.Archnet.Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^abcMétalsi, Mohamed (2003).Fès: La ville essentielle.Paris: ACR Édition Internationale.ISBN978-2867701528.
- ^Le Tourneau, Roger (1949).Fès avant le protectorat: étude économique et sociale d'une ville de l'occident musulman.Casablanca: Société Marocaine de Librairie et d'Édition.
- ^abنفائس فاس العتيقة: بناء 13 قصبة لأغراض عسكرية.Assabah.Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^Parker, Richard (1981).A practical guide to Islamic Monuments in Morocco.Charlottesville, VA: The Baraka Press.
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