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Meknes (Arabic: مكناس, romanized: maknās, pronounced) is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the kingdom. Founded in the 11th century by the Almoravids as a military settlement, Meknes became the capital of Morocco during the reign of Sultan Ismail Ibn ...
World Heritage Sites; Site Image Location () Year listed UNESCO data Description Medina of Fez: Fès-Meknès: 1981 170; ii, v (cultural) Fez was founded in the 9th century, reached its apogee as the capital of the Marinid Sultanate in the 13th and 14th centuries, and remained the capital of the country until 1912.
Image Name Location Coordinates Identifier Upload Photo: Agdal Basin Meknes: 33°52'53.573"N, 5°33'36.752"W: pc_architecture/sanae:040001. Upload Photo
It is also known, among other names, as the Imperial City (French: Ville Impériale) or Palace of Moulay Ismail, or the Kasbah of Meknes. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was built by Moulay Isma'il over the many decades of his reign between 1672 and 1727, when he made Meknes the capital of Morocco, and received occasional additions under later sultans.
Volubilis (Latin pronunciation: [wɔˈɫuːbɪlɪs]; Arabic: وليلي, romanized: walīlī; Berber languages: ⵡⵍⵉⵍⵉ, romanized: wlili) is a partly excavated Berber-Roman city in Morocco, situated near the city of Meknes, that may have been the capital of the Kingdom of Mauretania, at least from the time of King Juba II.
Fes (/ f ɛ s /; Arabic: فاس, romanized: fās) or Fez (/ f ɛ z /) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fez-Meknes administrative region.It is one of the largest cities in Morocco, with a population of 1.256 million, according to the 2024 census. [2]
The Bab Berdieyinne Mosque (also spelled Bab Berdaine Mosque [1] or Bab al-Bard'iyin Mosque [2]) (Arabic: مسجد باب بردعين, romanized: Masjid Bab al-Bard'iyin; Berber: ⵎⴻⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ ⵜⴰⵡⴰⵔⵟ ⵉⴱⴰⵔⴷⵉⵢⵏ) is a mosque in the old city of Meknes, Morocco, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Bab Mansur al-'Alj or Bab Mansour (also variously spelled as Bab Mansour al-'Ilj, Bab Mansour al-Eulj, Bab el-Mansour, Bab Mansur, etc.) [1] [2] [3] is a monumental gate in the city of Meknes, Morocco. Located on the south side of Place el-Hedim (el-Hedim Square) in the old city, it was originally the main ceremonial entrance to the Kasbah ...