Prayer Times in Fez, Morocco

Praying in Fez

Fez — Fes — is Morocco's spiritual and intellectual capital, a city of around 1.3 million people whose 9th-century medina, Fes el Bali, is the world's largest living medieval city. Its 9,000 alleyways hold tanneries, madrasas and workshops much as they did a thousand years ago; the call to prayer has echoed through these lanes since the Idrisid dynasty.

Fez's crown is the Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque and University, founded in 859 AD by Fatima al-Fihri — the oldest continuously operating educational institution on earth, where scholars like Ibn Khaldun and Maimonides once studied. The Bou Inania and Al-Attarine madrasas, with their zellige tilework and carved cedar, are masterpieces of Marinid architecture. At 34°N in the foothills of the Middle Atlas, Fez has real seasons: summer Fajr near 4:15 AM, winter Fajr around 6:45 AM with Maghrib near 6:15 PM. During Ramadan, the medina's ancient lanes glow with lanterns, the tanneries fall silent at iftar, and families gather for harira and dates before Taraweeh at the Qarawiyyin — a ritual unchanged for a millennium. The Chouara Tannery, operating since the 11th century, still dyes leather in stone vats much as it did a thousand years ago.

🧭 Qibla Direction from Fez

From Fez, Morocco, the Qibla points 95.8° clockwise from true north — facing east (E). This is the great-circle bearing computed from Fez's coordinates (34.0181°, -5.0078°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).

95.8° E

Hold your phone flat with a compass app: turn until the needle points 95.8° clockwise from north. Keep metal objects away for an accurate reading.

Fez — key facts

City

Fez, Morocco

Coordinates

34.0181° N, -5.0078° E

Timezone

Africa/Casablanca

Population

around 1.3 million in the city

Notable mosque

Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque and University (859 AD)

Landmark

Fes el Bali medina and the Chouara Tannery

Qibla direction

95.8° (E, east)

Calculation method

Muslim World League (default; changeable above)

Hijri date today

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Calculation method & data source

Times on this page are computed by the Aladhan prayer-times API (free, no key required) for Fez's coordinates (34.0181, -5.0078), using the Muslim World League method (method 3) by default. You can switch to another convention — Karachi, ISNA, Egypt, Makkah, Turkey (Diyanet), Singapore and more — with the dropdown above; your choice is remembered on this device.

Published timetables and local mosques in Fez may differ by a few minutes because they sometimes apply their own adjustments or a different method. When in doubt, follow your local mosque.

FAQs — prayer times in Fez

Which direction is the Qibla from Fez?

From Fez, the Qibla is 95.8° clockwise from true north — facing east (E). It is computed as the great-circle bearing from Fez's coordinates (34.0181°, -5.0078°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).

Is al-Qarawiyyin really the world's oldest university?

The University of al-Qarawiyyin was founded in 859 AD by Fatima al-Fihri, a Tunisian merchant's daughter — making it the oldest existing and continually operating educational institution in the world, older than Oxford by two centuries. Its mosque and library have taught Islamic scholarship for over 1,160 years.

What calculation method is used for Fez prayer times?

This page uses the Muslim World League method by default, computed via the free Aladhan API from Fez's coordinates. You can switch to Karachi, ISNA, Egypt, Makkah, Turkey (Diyanet) and other methods with the dropdown above — your choice is saved on your device.

Why do these times differ slightly from my local mosque in Fez?

Mosques sometimes apply their own adjustments — a different calculation method, added safety minutes, or a fixed timetable. A difference of a few minutes is normal; when in doubt, follow your local mosque in Fez.