The origin of the city of Fes in the Arab settlement of Fes

In 808 AD (192 A.D.), Idris II laid the foundation stone for Fes. After that, it was at the intersection of major transportation routes from the Mediterranean Sea to Black Africa, and from the eastern Maghreb to the Atlantic Ocean. The dotted fez thrived. In the ninth century, the Andalusians who were driven out of Cordoba by the Umayyads settled on the right bank of the Fes Valley, while immigrants from Kairouan, Tunisia, settled on the left bank. In 1069, the two communities merged into one, forming the city of Fez.