page_title: Kasbah Cherarda
hierarchical_section_title: Kasbah Cherarda
caption_attribution_description: English: Main (western) gate of Kasbah Cherarda Français&#160;: Porte principale (occidentale) de la Casbah Cherarda.
context_page_description: Kasbah Cherarda is a kasbah in the city of Fez, Morocco, located on the northern outskirts of Fes el-Jdid. It was initially referred to as Kasbah el-Khemis, the "Thursday Fort" as there was an open market held every Thursday outside the wall.
  The name cherarda originates from the name of an Arab tribe whose qaid had also previously built a kasbah here in order to protect the tribe's granaries. The current kasbah was created by the Alaouite Sultan Mulay al-Rashid during 1664-1672 as garrison fort to house his tribal troops. It covers a large rectangular area measuring 400 by 550 meters. The tribe of Ashrafah occupied the fortress during the war between the Sultan and his brother Mohammed, before being deported. It constituted one of a number of similar fortifications established across the outskirts of Fes throughout the city's history. Today the kasbah is occupied by a hospital, a high school, and, since 1959-60, a branch or annex of the University of al-Qarawiyyin.
context_section_description: Kasbah Cherarda (Arabic: قصبة شراردة‎) is a kasbah in the city of Fez, Morocco, located on the northern outskirts of Fes el-Jdid. It was initially referred to as Kasbah el-Khemis, the "Thursday Fort" (Arabic: قصبة الخمس‎) as there was an open market held every Thursday outside the wall. 
  The name cherarda (or sherarda) originates from the name of an Arab tribe whose qaid had also previously built a kasbah here in order to protect the tribe's granaries. The current kasbah was created by the Alaouite Sultan Mulay al-Rashid during 1664-1672 as garrison fort to house his tribal troops (referred to as guich). It covers a large rectangular area measuring 400 by 550 meters. The tribe of Ashrafah occupied the fortress during the war between the Sultan and his brother Mohammed, before being deported. It constituted one of a number of similar fortifications established across the outskirts of Fes throughout the city's history. Today the kasbah is occupied by a hospital, a high school, and, since 1959-60, a branch or annex of the University of al-Qarawiyyin.
caption: The gate of Kasbah Cherarda.
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