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Ancient Jericho/Sultan Trapezium
Located in the Jordan Valley, the site is an oval mound containing remains of prehistoric human activities, including the adjacent "Sultan Spring" (Ain es-Sultan), which never runs dry. Due to the fertile soil and convenient water sources of the oasis, permanent human settlements appeared here as early as 9-8 millennia BC. Skulls and statues found on the site show the religious worship customs of the Neolithic residents; archaeological data from the early Bronze Age show signs of urban planning; and remains from the Middle Bronze Age indicate that there was a large Canaanite city-state here, inhabited by a complex social group.
Historic City of Meknes
Founded by the Almoravid dynasty in the 11th century as a military settlement, Meknes became the capital during the reign of Sultan Moulay Ismail (1672-1727), founder of the Alaouite dynasty. The sultan transformed Meknes into a majestic Spanish-Moorish city surrounded by high walls and gates, where 17th-century Islamic Maghreb influences and European influences still blend harmoniously today.