World's oldest library reopens in Fez, Morocco

“The people who work here jealously guard the books. You can hurt us, but you cannot hurt the books.”

World's oldest library reopens in Fez

After years of restoration, the ninth-century Qarawiyyin library in north-eastern Morocco is finally set to reopen – with strict security and a new underground canal system to protect its most prized manuscripts

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View of the medina (old city) of Fez
Fez Location in Morocco