Zawiya of Sidi Ahmed al-Tijani

Ahmad al-Tijani emigrated from Algeria to Fez in 1789. There, he was given a house by the Alawi sultan Moulay Slimane. Initially, he used this house as a venue for the rituals of his order and its followers. When al-Tijani died in 1815 he was buried in a mausoleum inside the zawiya, which has since been expanded. == Architecture ==

The complex is distinguishable by its highly ornamented street facade and a minaret decorated with turquoise tiles. File:Zawiya al-Tijani DSCF4199.jpg|Decorated doorways on the north side of the zawiya, near the minaret File:Zawiya al-Tijani DSCF3659.jpg|The minaret File:"Gebäude für Bildung und Gedenken" - Die Zawiya des Sidi Ahmed Tijani. 06.jpg|Entrance and vestibule of the zawiya File:Zaouiya Tidjaniya de Fès - grille.jpg|Interior of the zawiya, looking towards the tomb of al-Tijani ==See also==