Jemaa el-Fnaa
Moroccan cultural heritage site
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.
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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.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jamaa El Fna.
- 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