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Tanneries

Fes is a major centre for the production of leather goods. The leather is dyed in a number of open air tanneries, with big open air vats where the skins are soaked in.


01 Panorama view of tanneries and Medina	02 Men tanning leather in vats	03 Men tanning leather in vats	04 Yellow skins drying on roof	05 Men tanning leather in vats


06 Men tanning leather in vats	07 Panorama view of tanneries and yellow skins drying in the sun

Other Fes galleries: Andalus quarter ▪ Around the Rcif square ▪ Central Medina ▪ Western Medina

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