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17 September 2025

Tannery workers carefully carry dried hides in Hazaribagh, Bangladesh, capturing a moment of hard work and resilience in the leather industry.

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17 September 2025

Tannery workers carefully carry dried hides in Hazaribagh, Bangladesh, capturing a moment of hard work and resilience in the leather industry.

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#5678106

5 May 2020

Animal skins drying on a rooftop at the Chouara tannery in Fes el Bali or Old Fes on December 31, 2015 in Fes (Fez), Morocco, Africa. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient leather tanneries still open in the medina of Fez. The tanners quarter has become one of Fez main attractions. You can look down on the entire area, and see how the process is done. Barefoot workers tread skins in dyeing pits. Workers tread the skins in earthen vats filled with chemicals or dyes. Colors vary depending on the day, but hides are first dunked in vats filled with a mixture of cow urine and quicklime. The Chouara Tannery is the biggest in the old medina. The activity has been transmitted from old generations to new ones.

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#5678072

5 May 2020

Animal skins hanging from balconies while drying in the sun at the Chouara tannery in Fes el Bali or Old Fes on December 31, 2015 in Fes (Fez), Morocco, Africa. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient leather tanneries still open in the medina of Fez. The tanners quarter has become one of Fez main attractions. You can look down on the entire area, and see how the process is done. Barefoot workers tread skins in dyeing pits. Workers tread the skins in earthen vats filled with chemicals or dyes. Colors vary depending on the day, but hides are first dunked in vats filled with a mixture of cow urine and quicklime. The Chouara Tannery is the biggest in the old medina. The activity has been transmitted from old generations to new ones.

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#5678068

5 May 2020

Animal skins hanging at the Chouara tannery in Fes el Bali or Old Fes on December 31, 2015 in Fes (Fez), Morocco, Africa. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient leather tanneries still open in the medina of Fez. The tanners quarter has become one of Fez main attractions. You can look down on the entire area, and see how the process is done. Barefoot workers tread skins in dyeing pits. Workers tread the skins in earthen vats filled with chemicals or dyes. Colors vary depending on the day, but hides are first dunked in vats filled with a mixture of cow urine and quicklime. The Chouara Tannery is the biggest in the old medina. The activity has been transmitted from old generations to new ones.

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#5678076

5 May 2020

Man cleans animal skins at the Chouara tannery in Fes el Bali or Old Fes on December 31, 2015 in Fes (Fez), Morocco, Africa. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient leather tanneries still open in the medina of Fez. The tanners quarter has become one of Fez main attractions. You can look down on the entire area, and see how the process is done. Barefoot workers tread skins in dyeing pits. Workers tread the skins in earthen vats filled with chemicals or dyes. Colors vary depending on the day, but hides are first dunked in vats filled with a mixture of cow urine and quicklime. The Chouara Tannery is the biggest in the old medina. The activity has been transmitted from old generations to new ones.

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#5678080

5 May 2020

The Chouara tannery in Fes el Bali or Old Fes on December 31, 2015 in Fes (Fez), Morocco, Africa. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient leather tanneries still open in the medina of Fez. The tanners quarter has become one of Fez main attractions. You can look down on the entire area, and see how the process is done. Barefoot workers tread skins in dyeing pits. Workers tread the skins in earthen vats filled with chemicals or dyes. Colors vary depending on the day, but hides are first dunked in vats filled with a mixture of cow urine and quicklime. The Chouara Tannery is the biggest in the old medina. The activity has been transmitted from old generations to new ones.

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#5678086

5 May 2020

Man cleans animal skins at the Chouara tannery in Fes el Bali or Old Fes on December 31, 2015 in Fes (Fez), Morocco, Africa. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient leather tanneries still open in the medina of Fez. The tanners quarter has become one of Fez main attractions. You can look down on the entire area, and see how the process is done. Barefoot workers tread skins in dyeing pits. Workers tread the skins in earthen vats filled with chemicals or dyes. Colors vary depending on the day, but hides are first dunked in vats filled with a mixture of cow urine and quicklime. The Chouara Tannery is the biggest in the old medina. The activity has been transmitted from old generations to new ones.

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#5678092

5 May 2020

The Chouara tannery in Fes el Bali or Old Fes on December 31, 2015 in Fes (Fez), Morocco, Africa. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient leather tanneries still open in the medina of Fez. The tanners quarter has become one of Fez main attractions. You can look down on the entire area, and see how the process is done. Barefoot workers tread skins in dyeing pits. Workers tread the skins in earthen vats filled with chemicals or dyes. Colors vary depending on the day, but hides are first dunked in vats filled with a mixture of cow urine and quicklime. The Chouara Tannery is the biggest in the old medina. The activity has been transmitted from old generations to new ones.

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#5678096

5 May 2020

Man sorting wool at the Chouara tannery in Fes el Bali or Old Fes on December 31, 2015 in Fes (Fez), Morocco, Africa. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient leather tanneries still open in the medina of Fez. The tanners quarter has become one of Fez main attractions. You can look down on the entire area, and see how the process is done. Barefoot workers tread skins in dyeing pits. Workers tread the skins in earthen vats filled with chemicals or dyes. Colors vary depending on the day, but hides are first dunked in vats filled with a mixture of cow urine and quicklime. The Chouara Tannery is the biggest in the old medina. The activity has been transmitted from old generations to new ones.

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#5678098

5 May 2020

Leather dyeing pits at the Chouara tannery in Fes el Bali or Old Fes on December 31, 2015 in Fes (Fez), Morocco, Africa. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient leather tanneries still open in the medina of Fez. The tanners quarter has become one of Fez main attractions. You can look down on the entire area, and see how the process is done. Barefoot workers tread skins in dyeing pits. Workers tread the skins in earthen vats filled with chemicals or dyes. Colors vary depending on the day, but hides are first dunked in vats filled with a mixture of cow urine and quicklime. The Chouara Tannery is the biggest in the old medina. The activity has been transmitted from old generations to new ones.

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#5678104

5 May 2020

Leather dyeing pits at the Chouara tannery in Fes el Bali or Old Fes on December 31, 2015 in Fes (Fez), Morocco, Africa. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient leather tanneries still open in the medina of Fez. The tanners quarter has become one of Fez main attractions. You can look down on the entire area, and see how the process is done. Barefoot workers tread skins in dyeing pits. Workers tread the skins in earthen vats filled with chemicals or dyes. Colors vary depending on the day, but hides are first dunked in vats filled with a mixture of cow urine and quicklime. The Chouara Tannery is the biggest in the old medina. The activity has been transmitted from old generations to new ones.

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#5678112

5 May 2020

Leather dyeing pits at the Chouara tannery in Fes el Bali or Old Fes on December 31, 2015 in Fes (Fez), Morocco, Africa. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient leather tanneries still open in the medina of Fez. The tanners quarter has become one of Fez main attractions. You can look down on the entire area, and see how the process is done. Barefoot workers tread skins in dyeing pits. Workers tread the skins in earthen vats filled with chemicals or dyes. Colors vary depending on the day, but hides are first dunked in vats filled with a mixture of cow urine and quicklime. The Chouara Tannery is the biggest in the old medina. The activity has been transmitted from old generations to new ones.

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5 May 2020

Leather dyeing pits at the Chouara tannery in Fes el Bali or Old Fes on December 31, 2015 in Fes (Fez), Morocco, Africa. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient leather tanneries still open in the medina of Fez. The tanners quarter has become one of Fez main attractions. You can look down on the entire area, and see how the process is done. Barefoot workers tread skins in dyeing pits. Workers tread the skins in earthen vats filled with chemicals or dyes. Colors vary depending on the day, but hides are first dunked in vats filled with a mixture of cow urine and quicklime. The Chouara Tannery is the biggest in the old medina. The activity has been transmitted from old generations to new ones.

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5 May 2020

The Chouara tannery in Fes el Bali or Old Fes on December 31, 2015 in Fes (Fez), Morocco, Africa. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient leather tanneries still open in the medina of Fez. The tanners quarter has become one of Fez main attractions. You can look down on the entire area, and see how the process is done. Barefoot workers tread skins in dyeing pits. Workers tread the skins in earthen vats filled with chemicals or dyes. Colors vary depending on the day, but hides are first dunked in vats filled with a mixture of cow urine and quicklime. The Chouara Tannery is the biggest in the old medina. The activity has been transmitted from old generations to new ones.

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#4898094

22 September 2019

Animal skins hanging from balconies while drying in the sun at the Chouara tannery in Fes el Bali or Old Fes on December 31, 2015 in Fes (Fez), Morocco, Africa. The Chouara tannery is the largest of the four ancient leather tanneries still open in the medina of Fez. The tanners quarter has become one of Fez main attractions. You can look down on the entire area, and see how the process is done. Barefoot workers tread skins in dyeing pits. Workers tread the skins in earthen vats filled with chemicals or dyes. Colors vary depending on the day, but hides are first dunked in vats filled with a mixture of cow urine and quicklime. The Chouara Tannery is the biggest in the old medina. The activity has been transmitted from old generations to new ones.

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