Morocco · 16th century
Borj Sud (Arabic: برج الجنوب, romanized: Burj al-Janub, lit. 'South Tower/Fort') is a fort in the city of Fez, Morocco. It was first established around 1582 by the Saadian dynasty, likely modeled after Portuguese forts of the time. It is located on the hills overlooking the old city (Fes el-Bali) from the south, across the valley from its sister fort, Borj Nord, on the hills to the north of the city. Today it is also known as a prime lookout point over the old city.
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Borj Sud (Fez) ranks #6,448 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #28 of the 41 mapped in Morocco. Founded c. 1582, it is older than 33% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 886 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Fez, 3 km away. See how Morocco compares in the castle statistics.
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