Meknès Prefecture
Meknès Prefecture is a prefecture in the Fès-Meknès region of Morocco. It was created from the former prefectures of Meknès-El Menzeh and Al Ismaïlia. The prefecture is divided administratively into the following:…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: prefecture of Morocco with 836,000 residents
- Description: prefecture of Morocco
- Also known as: “Meknes Prefecture”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moulay Idriss and Meknes.
Moulay Idriss
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Moulay Idriss or Moulay Idriss Zerhoun is located north of Meknes and is considered the holiest city of Morocco.
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 8 km southeast of Meknès Prefecture.
Meknès Prefecture
- Location: Fez-Meknes, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Meknès Prefecture” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “إقليم مكناس”
- Arabic: “عمالة مكناس”
- Asturian: “Meknès (prefeutura)”
- Asturian: “prefeutura de Meknès”
- Bavarian: “Meknès”
- Catalan: “prefectura de Meknès”
- Catalan: “Prefectura de Meknès”
- Cebuano: “Meknes (lalawigan)”
- Cebuano: “Meknes”
- Chinese: “梅克內斯省”
- Dutch: “Meknès Prefecture”
- French: “Meknes”
- French: “Meknès”
- French: “Préfecture de Meknès”
- French: “Province de Meknes”
- German: “Meknès (Präfektur)”
- German: “Präfektur Meknès”
- Italian: “prefettura di Meknès”
- Italian: “Prefettura di Meknès”
- Japanese: “メクネス県”
- Maltese: “Prefettura ta‘ Meknès”
- Moroccan Arabic: “عمالة مكناس”
- Northern Frisian: “Meknès (Prowins)”
- Northern Frisian: “Meknès”
- Portuguese: “Meknès (prefeitura)”
- Portuguese: “Mequinez”
- Russian: “Мекнес”
- Russian: “префектура Мекнес”
- Slovenian: “Meknès”
- Slovenian: “Prefektura Meknès”
- Spanish: “Prefectura de Mequinez”
- Swedish: “Meknès”
- Turkish: “Meknes (prefektörlük)”
- Turkish: “Meknes”
- Ukrainian: “Мекнес”
- Urdu: “مکناس پریفیکچر”
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