Kasbah of Fes, the Sharif still don't like it!

Kasbah of Fes, the Sharif still don't like it!
Originally uploaded by maujb.

Founded in the 8th century by Moulay Idriss II, Fes started as a modest Berber town but soon grew with the arrival of Andalucian refugees and Arabs from Qayrawan, Tunisia. Today it is the world's largest living medieval city with a population of 1.2 million, 300K living in the old medina.

The medina is divided by the Fes river into two distinct sections, the Andalus and the Kairaouine (Tunisia). Located in the more recently founded (13th century) part of town, Fes el-Jdid is home to the Mellah or the Jewish quarter.

Notice all the newly-dyed leather drying on the walls of the kasbah.