despite the
fact that by the 11th century the unity of Spain and Morocco, as established by the Almohads, had dissolved. 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