Meknes - Historical Significant City and Popular Tourist Destination

Meknes is renowned for its vast historical significance and is one of the Imperial cities in Morocco. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage, Meknes is best known for its close links to Sultan Moulay Ismail who was responsible for the construction of the city’s ramparts and impressive gates. In fact, one of the grandest features of Meknes is the gate of El-Mansour, beautifully decorated with Almohad patterns and zellij mosaics. Today the gate houses an arts and crafts gallery.

The city of Meknes in Morocco is the ideal tourist destination. Filled with fascinating sights, rich in history, yet offering many modern conveniences, this vibrant destination will leave visitors with lasting memories. Tourists will certainly want to explore such attractions at Place Hedim, Heri es-Souani, the Meknes Royal Golf Course, Dar Jamai (a palace that now serves as the Museum of Moroccan Arts), the Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail, Habs Qara (an underground prison), the Medina of Meknes Mosque and more.

Hamrya, or the ville nouvelle, is the new section of Meknes and boasts numerous entertainment establishments. Here you will find a variety of eateries, restaurants, stores and so forth. Shoppers can pay a visit to the medina or various other small markets (souks).

 

 



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Dr Mohammad Shahidullah, Prof of Community Medicine - 2010-07-14 13:36:25

History speaks the truth. Anthropology correlate and justify its validity. If anybody wants to nourish the intrinsic value of ancient Arabic cultural as well as to enrich the anthropological knowledge he should visit the Mekens. The city of Mekens will satisfy his all desires with her ancient archeological entertaiment establishments having historical singnificance.

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