This monument was built in 1670 during the reign of the 1st Alaouite sultan Moulay Rachid. Meant to accommodate students and teachers who were not from Fez, this medersa is noticeably plain and sober. 

Besides, it is different from the other 14th-century Merinid dynasty medersas. 
The medersa houses 125 cells divided into three levels all along the galleries protected from sight by moucharabiehs. It could seat 300 students from
the Qaraouiyine university.