What you'll hear inside Bou Inania Madrasa:

• 1
  Central Courtyard

  The marble-paved central courtyard of the Bou Inania Madrasa features a functioning ablutions fountain fed by the river beneath the medina, its walls richly covered in tilework, carved stucco and…

• 2
  Prayer Hall (Mosque)

  Accessed via two small marble bridges across the water channel, the prayer hall on the south side of the courtyard is reserved for Muslim worshippers and gives Bou Inania its rare status as a…

• 3
  Minaret

  The only minaret among all of Fez's madrasas, this square brick tower rises from the north-western corner of the Bou Inania complex, its crown clad in gleaming green tiles that catch the sunlight.

• 4
  Side Classrooms

  Two rectangular teaching rooms flank the central courtyard of the Bou Inania Madrasa, accessed through wooden doors directly off the courtyard and clearly distinct from both the prayer hall and…

• 5
  Student Cells (Upper Floor)

  The student cells line the upper floor of the Bou Inania Madrasa, overlooking the courtyard through narrow windows.

• 6
  Mihrab

  The mihrab of the Bou Inania Medersa is the niche that indicates the direction of Mecca, located at the far end of the prayer hall.

• 7
  Dar al-Wudu (Ablutions House)

  The ablutions fountain of the Bou Inania Madrasa remains in active use, fed directly by the Oued el-Lemtiyyin — a channel derived from the River Fez — which runs beneath the medina.

• 8
  Inner Fez River Canal

  One of the rare spots in the medina where the Fez River briefly surfaces, fed by the Oued el-Lemtiyyin channel, before returning underground.