Meknes
Meknes is a locality in Meknès Prefecture, Fez-Meknes. Meknes is situated nearby to the locality Hay Tzzanoua, as well as near El Menzeh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Meknes Honor Stadium and Bab Mansur al-’Alj.
Meknes Honor Stadium
Stadium
Honneur Stadium, officially Stade d'Honneur in French, is a multi-use stadium in Meknes, Morocco. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home games of COD Meknès. The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 people.
Bab Mansur al-’Alj
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY 3.0.
Bab Mansur al-'Alj or Bab Mansour is a monumental gate in the city of Meknes, Morocco. Located on the south side of Place el-Hedim in the old city, it was originally the main ceremonial entrance to the Kasbah of Sultan Moulay Isma'il, built in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
Lalla Aouda Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Robert Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lalla Aouda Mosque or Mosque of Lalla 'Awda is a large historic mosque in Meknes, Morocco. It was originally the mosque of the Marinid kasbah of the city, built in 1276, but was subsequently remodeled into the royal mosque of the Alaouite sultan Moulay Isma'il's imperial palace in the late 17th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meknes and Ouislane.
Meknes
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Meknes is a city in the Middle Atlas region of Morocco. Meknes is a vibrant, modern city bustling with nightlife, restaurants and an impressive imperial city created in the 17th century by King Moulay Ismaïl, with numerous historical monuments and natural sites; it is also the nearest city to the Roman ruins of Volubilis.
Ouislane
Town
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Ouislane is a town and municipality in Meknès Prefecture of the Fès-Meknès region of Morocco. The 2014 Moroccan census recorded a population of 87,910. Ouislane is situated 5 km northeast of Meknes.
Toulal
Suburb
Toulal is a town and municipality in Meknès Prefecture of the Fès-Meknès region of Morocco. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 13,852 people living in 2896 households. Toulal is situated 6 km west of Meknes.
Meknes
- Type: Locality with 462,000 residents
- Location: Meknès Prefecture, Fez-Meknes, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
33.8823° or 33° 52′ 56″ northLongitude
-5.5333° or 5° 31′ 60″ westPopulation
462,000Elevation
552 metres (1,811 feet)Open location code
8C5PVFJ8+WMGeoNames ID
6546578
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Meknes” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بوفكران (البلدية)”
- French: “Meknes (Commune Urbaine)”
- French: “Meknes (MU)”
- French: “Meknes”
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