Cultural space of Jemaa el-Fna Square | Global Knowledge Systems

Overview

The Jemaa el-Fna Square is one of the main cultural spaces in Marrakesh and has become one of the symbols of the city since its foundation in the eleventh century. It represents a unique concentration of popular Moroccan cultural traditions performed through musical, religious and artistic expressions. Located at the entrance of the Medina, this triangular square, which is surrounded by restaurants, stands and public buildings, provides everyday commercial activities and various forms of entertainment. It is a meeting point for both the local population and people from elsewhere. All through the day, and well into the night, a variety of services are offered, such as dental care, traditional medicine, fortune-telling, preaching, and henna tattooing; water-carrying, fruit and traditional food may be bought. In addition, one can enjoy many performances by storytellers, poets,...

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Community and Authority

Communities: Morocco
Languages: Not specified in UNESCO dataset
Cultural territories: Morocco
Countries: Morocco

How the System Works

Music, Performance and Oral Literature Language, Story and Memory Material Culture, Design and Technology Food, Agriculture and Seasonal Practice Health, Healing and Care Migration, Diaspora and Urban Life Ways of Knowing and Knowledge Transmission

Sources and Evidence

Imported from UNESCO DataHub dataset ich001. Field-level provenance is retained in the record metadata.

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage ListsDataset

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Field-Level Provenance

title: UNESCO DataHub field title_en
preferredTitle: UNESCO DataHub field title_fr
summary: UNESCO DataHub field description_en
type: UNESCO DataHub fields type_of_element_en and type_acronym
countries: UNESCO DataHub field countries, ISO codes resolved with ISO-3166 regional metadata
categories: ARED category inference from UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names and title
relationships: UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names, type fields and World Heritage links
sourceUrl: UNESCO DataHub field http_url_en
rights: UNESCO DataHub dataset metadata license and license_url

Original Source Metadata

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ich_public_ref14

inscription_year2008

title_enCultural space of Jemaa el-Fna Square

title_frL’espace culturel de la place Jemaa el-Fna

type_of_element_enRepresentative List

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http_url_enhttps://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/00014

concepts_primary_namesCultural space, Urban spaces

concepts_secondary_namesBard, Dance, Entertainment, Food preparation, Instrumental music, Magic, Markets, Oral tradition, Performing arts, Story telling, Tattoo, Traditional medicine

main_image_urlhttps://ich.unesco.org/img/photo/thumb/00620-LRG.jpg

main_image_caption_enNot supplied

main_image_copyrightAhmed Ben Ismaïl

main_image_authorNot supplied

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Why This Record Is Credible

This public record is connected to 1 source and has been labelled Source Supported. ARED separates evidence sources from cultural authority so users can see both provenance and review limits.

Cultural Access

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Relationships

Cultural space Urban spaces Bard Dance Entertainment Food preparation Instrumental music Magic Markets Oral tradition UNESCO representative list World Heritage connection: Medina of Marrakesh

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