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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.
The Imperial Cities of Morocco are the four historical capital cities of Morocco: Fez, Marrakesh, Meknes and Rabat. [ 1 ] Rabat is the current capital of Morocco .
The Shaykh al-Kamil Mausoleum (Arabic: ضريح الشيخ الكامل), romanized as Cheikh Al Kamel Mausoleum also known as the Mausoleum of al-Hadi ben Issa (ضريح الهادي بنعيسى) is a historic religious complex located in Meknes, Morocco.
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.
Idris I took many materials from here in order to build his town. Further away are the cities of Meknes (about 28 km away by road [2]) and Fez (about 50 km away). The town is located on two adjacent foothills of the Zerhoun mountains, the Khiber and the Tasga, which form the town's two main districts. [7]
'silo of the norias'), sometimes also transliterated as Hury as-Swani [1] [2] or Hri Swani, [3] is a historic monument in Meknes, Morocco. It was a massive structure that served as a granary or silo for the Imperial Kasbah built by Moulay Isma'il during his reign from 1672 to 1727.
It is the administrative headquarters for Sidi Slimane Province and is located between the major cities of Kenitra and Meknes. The city recorded a population of 92,989 in the 2014 Moroccan census, [1] up from 78,060 inhabitants in 2004. The economy is mainly focused on agriculture. The population consists mainly of rural migrants.