Sebou River
The city is divided between its historic medina (the two walled districts of Fes el-Bali and Fes el-Jdid) and the now much large "Ville Nouvelle" (New City) along with several outlying modern neighbourhoods. The old city is located in a valley along the banks of the "Oued Fes" (Fez River) just above its confluence with the larger Sebou River to the northeast. The Fez River takes its sources from the south and west and is split into various small canals which provide the historic city with water. These in turn empty into the Oued Bou Khrareb, the stretch of the river which passes through the middle of Fes el-Bali and separates the Qarawiyyin quarter from the Andalusian quarter.