Jemaa el-Fnaa
Coordinates: 31°37′33″N 7°59′22″W / 31.62583°N 7.98944°W
Jemaa el-Fnaa (Arabic: ساحة جامع الفناء saaHat jamaaʻ al-fanâʼ, also Jamaa el Fna, Djema el-Fna or Djemaa el-Fnaa) is a famous square in Old city of Marrakesh, Morocco.
2011 bombings
On April 28, 2011 an explosion originated at the cafe "Aragana" in the square. 17 people were killed while 25 were wounded in the blast. According to local media reports, one source of the blast was a gas pipe.
Gallery
Panorama
Jemaa El-Fnaa Media
Jemaa el-Fnaa in the evening
Aerial view of the Jemaa el-Fnaa in 1930-1931; the large rectangular enclosure visible in the center right may be the ruins of the unfinished Saadian mosque which gave the square its present name
Steam rising from food stalls
Other websites
- The Time Machine | Photography portfolio about Jamaa El-Fna Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- BBC news about preserving intangible patrimony
- A Night at Jamaa El-Fna - article in English with many high-quality pictures
- Torture to the beat of Jamaa al Fna drums Archived 2012-12-12 at the Wayback Machine