Souk el-Attarine
The spice and perfume market adjacent to the Al-Qarawiyyin mosque — the most prestigious commercial address in Fes, and in medieval Morocco. The proximity to the mosque was deliberate: incense for prayer, remedies for the sick who came to the zaouias, perfume for the scholars. The market still sells all three.
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