Historic City of Meknes

World Heritage

Morocco

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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.

# Almoravid Dynasty

# Alaouite Dynasty

# Sultan Moulay Ismail

# Spanish-Moorish style

# High Wall

# Islamic style

This image shows the geographical structure of the Saïss plain around Meknes area in Morocco

A main street in the Ville Nouvelle (new city)

Skyline of the old city (medina) of Meknes

Aerial view of the northern part of the old medina of Meknes, near Bab Berda'in

Map of the Kasbah of Moulay Ismail in relation to the medina (old city), with its major areas indica...

Crowds gathering in el-Hedim Square at the end of the day

A traditional market street in the center of the medina (old city)

Meknès Ville train station

View of Bab Berda'in gate and the minaret of the Bab Barda'in Mosque (photograph from 1881)

The Mausoleum of Moulay Isma'il

View into the courtyard (sahn) of the Grand Mosque of Meknes

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Information extracted from Wikidata

official language	Meknès Prefecture
IPA transcription	2201497
CIVICUS Monitor country entry	miknas
number of rooms	lccn-n80067218
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/023jdv
postal code	50000
Commons category	Meknes
coordinate location	Point(-5.55 33.883333333)
page banner	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mekhnes%20banner.jpg
capital of	Meknès Prefecture
end time	2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name	Meknès
official name	مكناس
category for people born here	Deyme
category for people who died here	Category:Deaths in Meknes
native label	ⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ
native label	مكناس
owner of	Stade d'Honneur
elevation above sea level	546
area	370
start time	2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Meknes.jpg
instance of	urban commune of Morocco
instance of	big city
instance of	prefecture of Morocco
located in the administrative territorial entity	Meknès Prefecture
start time	2005-01-01T00:00:00Z
twinned administrative body	Reims
executive body	Meknes

population	520428
determination method	census
point in time	2014-01-01T00:00:00Z
population	393791
determination method	census
point in time	1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
population	469169
determination method	census
point in time	2004-01-01T00:00:00Z
number of households	100470
determination method	census
point in time	2004-01-01T00:00:00Z
number of households	126319
determination method	census
point in time	2014-01-01T00:00:00Z
number of households	76615
determination method	census
point in time	1994-01-01T00:00:00Z