View of Moulay Idriss from above the town

Moulay Idriss (Arabic: مولاي إدريس) is a town in northern Morocco located around 34°2′60″N, 5°31′0″W. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa It is named after a descendant of Muhammad, Moulay Idris I, the founder of the Idrisid Dynasty. IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ##### For all questions relating to the addition of (pbuh peace be upon him or other honorifics Idris I (or Idris ibn Abdullah) ( إدريس بن عبدالله) was the first ruler and founder of the Idrisid Dynasty ruling from 788 to The Idrisids ( Arabic, الأدارسة) were the first Sayyid Shia dynasty in the western Maghreb ruling from 788 ^[1] Moulay is a term roughly equivalent to "Saint". Idris founded both Fez and the city that bears his name. Fes or Fez ( Arabic: فاس, French Fès is the fourth largest City in Morocco, after Casablanca, Rabat His tomb, located in Moulay Idriss, is a major pilgrimage site for Muslims. Although it is often reported that non-Muslim tourists are strongly discouraged, this is in fact not the case and the town's authorities have recently attempted to dispel this myth. [1]The ruins of the Phoenician and Roman city of Volubilis^[2] are located nearby. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Volubilis (وليلي Walili) is an archaeological site in Morocco situated near Meknes between Fez and Rabat along the The nearest big city is Meknes. Meknes (مكناس is a city in northern Morocco, located 130 kilometres from the capital Rabat and 60 kilometres from Fes.

Within the other city he founded, Fez, there exists in the old medina a shrine dedicated to Moulay Idriss where the faithful come to burn candles and pray. Fes or Fez ( Arabic: فاس, French Fès is the fourth largest City in Morocco, after Casablanca, Rabat It is near the enormous Kairaouine Mosque. Entry is restricted to Muslims only.

Idriss I spent five years in Morocco before he was murdered in 792 AD.

See also

• Bou Assel
• Douar Doukkara

References

External links

• Lexicorient