immagine rights-managed C853047 - Conceria Chouara Fes Marocco

 the oldest. It is located in the Fes el Bali the oldest medina quarter of the city near the Saffarin Madrasa along the Oued Fes also known as the Oued Bou Khareb . Since the inception of the city the tanning industry has been continually operating in the same fashion as it did in the early centuries. Today the tanning industry in the city is considered one of the main tourist attractions. The tanneries are packed with the round stone vessels filled with dye or white liquids for softening the hides. The leather goods produced in the tanneries are exported around the world.