Meknes

It is a city in northeastern Morocco founded in 711 by the tribe of Meknassa, which resulted in his name. This is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and the third largest city in the kingdom. It was the capital of Morocco during the reign of Moulay Ismail (1672-1727). The historic city of Meknes is under the protection of UNESCO since 1996...

The historical heritage of Meknes has been recognized as such since the beginning of the twentieth century and one of the monuments, sites and classified "national heritage" to Morocco areas. In the seventeenth century, the Alawite Sultan Moulay Ismail Meknes decided to make one of the finest and most powerful imperial cities of Morocco. Today, protected by forty kilometers of walls, it has preserved imposing monuments, including many mosques that earned him the nickname "city of a hundred minarets". Among them, the Great Mosque, probably founded in the twelfth century, is remarkable for its doors to beautiful carved canopies. Its medina and the remains of the royal palace in Meknes have earned to be a World Heritage Site by Unesco. The city is still thriving, taking advantage of the rich cultures of plain Sais (cereals, olive trees and vines).