Borj Nord

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Borj Nord is a historic 16th-century fortress overlooking the old city of Fez, Morocco, now housing an arms museum and offering panoramic views of the medina.

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Label Occurrences
Borj Nord canonical 3

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ
museum ⓘ
architecturalStyle military architecture ⓘ
builtBy Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur ⓘ
linked to: Ahmad al-Mansur
builtInPeriod Saadian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Saadi dynasty
category 16th-century fortifications in Morocco ⓘ
Forts in Morocco ⓘ
Military and war museums in Morocco ⓘ
Museums in Fez, Morocco ⓘ
constructionStartDate 16th century ⓘ
country Morocco ⓘ
hasCollection arms and armor ⓘ
cannons ⓘ
firearms ⓘ
swords ⓘ
traditional Moroccan weapons ⓘ
hasFeature bastions ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ
elevated terraces ⓘ
thick defensive walls ⓘ
hasFunction arms museum ⓘ
defensive fortress ⓘ
hasViewOf old city of Fez ⓘ
linked to: Medina of Fez

surrounding hills of Fez ⓘ
heritageStatus historic site ⓘ
languageOfName Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn Fes-Meknes ⓘ
linked to: Fès-Meknès

Fez ⓘ
northern Morocco ⓘ
locatedOn hill north of Fez medina ⓘ
materialUsed masonry ⓘ
stone ⓘ
nameMeaning North Tower ⓘ
near Borj Sud ⓘ
Fez medina city walls ⓘ
offers panoramic views of Fez medina ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
overlooks Fez medina ⓘ
linked to: Medina of Fez

old city of Fez ⓘ
linked to: Medina of Fez
partOf fortifications of Fez ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
military history tourism ⓘ
usedFor control of the population of Fez ⓘ
surveillance of Fez ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bab Guissa → near → Borj Nord ⓘ
Bab Mahrouk → locatedNear → Borj Nord ⓘ
Marinid Tombs → locatedNear → Borj Nord ⓘ