The Merinids ruled in Africa and the Nasrid Sultanate in
Spain. Fez, the capital of the Merinid Empire, became a city of 200,000 people and had some 785 mosques, including the Great Mosque of Fez (1275), modeled on Granada and the Attarin Madrasa (1323-25) with
its finely caNed capitals and delicate wall treatments. It was in Spain, however, here the spectacular palace of Alhambra (Red City) was laid out (1238) by Mohammed