Fes-Meknes
Fez-Meknes is one of the twelve administrative regions of Morocco. Located in the north-central part of the country, it is known for its cultural and historical heritage, spiritual importance, and growing modern economy.- Type: State with 4,240,000 residents
- Description: region of Morocco
- Also known as: “Fès-Meknès”, “Fès-Meknès فاس - مكناس”, “Fez-Meknes”, “Fez-Meknès”, and “جهة فاس - مكناس”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sefrou and Bhalil.
Sefrou
Town
Sefrou is a city in central Morocco situated in the Fès-Meknès region. It is the capital and namesake for Sefrou Province. It recorded a population of 86,903 in the 2024 Moroccan census. Sefrou is known for its Jewish heritage, and its annual cherry festival.
Bhalil
Town
Bhalil is a town in the Fès-Meknès region in the north of Morocco. Set on the side of a hill 6 km northwest of Sefrou, the village of Bhalil is notable for its unique cave houses located in the old part of the village, and for its eclectically coloured homes, linked together by a network of bridges.
Sidi Youssef Ben Ahmed
Village
Sidi Youssef Ben Ahmed is a commune in Sefrou Province, Fès-Meknès, Morocco. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 11,292 people living in 2,218 households.
Fes-Meknes
- Categories: region of Morocco and locality
- Location: Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
33.8333° or 33° 49′ 60″ north
Longitude
-4.8556° or 4° 51′ 20″ west
Population
4,240,000
Elevation
417 metres (1,368 feet)
Open location code
8C5QR4MV+8P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Uzbek—“Fes-Meknes” goes by many names.
- Amharic: “ፌስ-መክነስ”
- Arabic: “جهة فاس مكناس”
- Arabic: “فاس مكناس”
- Arabic: “فاس-مكناس”
- Azerbaijani: “Fes-Meknes”
- Basque: “Fez-Meknes”
- Bavarian: “Fès-Meknès”
- Bengali: “ফেস-মেকনেস”
- Catalan: “Fes-Meknès”
- Chinese: “非斯-梅克内斯大区”
- Czech: “Fès-Meknès”
- Danish: “Fès-Meknès”
- Dutch: “Fès-Meknès”
- Esperanto: “Feso-Meknes”
- Estonian: “Fès-Meknèsi piirkond”
- Finnish: “Fès-Meknès”
- French: “Fès-Meknès”
- German: “Fes-Meknes”
- German: “Fès-Meknès”
- Hausa: “Fes-Meknes”
- Hindi: “फ़ास-मेकनेस क्षेत्र”
- Indonesian: “Fès-Meknès”
- Italian: “Fes-Meknès”
- Italian: “Fès-Meknès”
- Japanese: “フェス・メクネス州”
- Japanese: “フェズ=メクネス地方”
- Javanese: “Fes-Meknes”
- Kazakh: “Фес-Мекнес”
- Kirghiz: “Фес-Мекнес”
- Korean: “페스메크네스 지방”
- Malay: “Fes-Meknes”
- Malay: “Fès-Meknès”
- Maltese: “Fès-Meknès”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Fès-Meknès Tē-hng”
- Moroccan Arabic: “جهة فاس مكناس”
- Northern Frisian: “Fès-Meknès”
- Oromo: “Fes-Meknes”
- Panjabi: “ਫੇਸ-ਮੇਕਨੇਸ”
- Persian: “فاس مکناس”
- Persian: “فاس-مکناس”
- Persian: “منطقه فاس–مکناس”
- Polish: “Fez-Meknes”
- Polish: “Fez-Meknès”
- Portuguese: “Fes-Meknes”
- Portuguese: “Fez-Meknès”
- Portuguese: “Fez-Mequinez”
- Pushto: “فاس-مکناس”
- Romanian: “Fès-Meknès”
- Russian: “Фес — Мекнес”
- Russian: “Фес-Мекнес”
- Russian: “Фес-Мекне́с”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Fès-Meknès”
- Sinhala: “ෆෙස්-මෙක්නෙස් කලාපය (මොරොක්කෝව)”
- Sinhala: “ෆෙස්-මෙක්නෙස් කලාපය”
- Slovenian: “Fes - Meknes”
- Somali: “Fes-Meknes”
- Spanish: “Fès-Meknès”
- Spanish: “Fez-Meknes”
- Spanish: “Fez-Mequinez”
- Spanish: “Región de Fez-Mequinez”
- Standard Moroccan Tamazight: “ⵜⴰⵎⵏⴰⴹⵜ ⵏ ⴼⴰⵙ ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ”
- Standard Moroccan Tamazight: “ⵜⴰⵎⵏⴰⴹⵜ ⵏ ⴼⴰⵙ ⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ”
- Swahili: “Fes-Meknes”
- Swedish: “Fès-Meknès”
- Tachelhit: “Tamnaḍt n Fas-Mknas”
- Tajik: “Фес-Мекнес”
- Tatar: “Фес-Мекнес”
- Turkish: “Fes-Meknes”
- Turkish: “Fès-Meknès”
- Ukrainian: “Фес — Мекнес”
- Ukrainian: “Фес-Мекне́с”
- Urdu: “فاس مکناس”
- Uzbek: “Fes-Meknes”
- Uzbek: “Fès-Meknès”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Sidi Ahmed Tadli and Derb Nass Aadloun.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cascade de Sefrou and Cimetiere Juif.
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