Zawiya of Sidi Abdelkader al-Fassi

Zawiya of Abd al-Qadir al-Fassi
زاوية عبد القادر الفاس
The minaret of the zawiya, prominently visible on the southern skyline of the city
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationFes el-Bali, Fez, Morocco
Geographic coordinates34°03′38.1″N 4°58′24.8″W / 34.060583°N 4.973556°W / 34.060583; -4.973556
Architecture
Typezawiya, mosque, mausoleum
StyleAlaouite, Moroccan, Islamic
Date established17th century
Minaret(s)1

The Zawiya of Sidi Abdelkader al-Fassi, also known as the Zawiya al-Fassiya, is one of the most important historical zawiyas (religious complex and Sufi sanctuary) in Fes, Morocco.:133:64–65 It is named after Sidi Abdelkader al-Fassi (also spelled Abd al-Qadir al-Fassi), a highly important 17th-century Muslim scholar, mufti, and Sufi saint of the city who is buried in the zawiya.:278 The building is located in the Qalqliyin neighbourhood in the south of Fes el-Bali, the old medina of Fes. It was one of several zawiya sites in the city and across the country which were associated with the al-Fassiya tradition of Sufism.