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Meknès Location in Morocco
Elevation	546 m (1,791 ft)

Meknès or Meknes, Moroccan Amazigh : ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ - Ameknas, Arab: مكناس - Mknas, is a city in the north of Morocco. About 632,000 people were living in this city in 2014.

Meknès is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco. The city dates from the 11th century. It lies north of the Middle Atlas.

El Hedim Square

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Skyline of the old city (medina) of Meknes
The Mausoleum of Moulay Isma'il
A main street in the Ville Nouvelle (new city)
Crowds gathering in el-Hedim Square at the end of the day
Map of the Kasbah of Moulay Ismail in relation to the medina (old city), with its major areas indicated
A traditional market street in the center of the medina (old city)
This image shows the geographical structure of the Saïss plain around Meknes area in Morocco.
Meknès Ville train station
View into the courtyard (sahn) of the Grand Mosque of Meknes
The Bou Inania Madrasa
Nejjarine Mosque
Minaret of the Lalla Aouda Mosque
Bab Berda'in Mosque (pictured after 2010)
Zawiya of Sidi Mohammed Ben Aissa
Zawiya of Sidi Kaddour el-Alami (view of the minaret and outer wall)
Bab Mansour al-'Alj
Bab Jama' an-Nouar
Bab ad-Dar al-Kebira
Bab el-Khemis
Bab Berda'in
Borj Belkari
Place Lalla Aouda
Vaulted passage in the palace ruins of the Dar el-Kebira neighbourhood
The Mausoleum complex of Moulay Isma'il
The Qubbat al-Khayyatin
The Qara "Prison"
Ornate gate of the Dar al-Makhzen in Meknes
The Sahrij or Agdal Basin
Arches of the Heri as-Swani silos
Entrance to the Meknes Museum
Room in the Dar Jamai Museum
Ruins of Roman Volubilis
The town of Moulay Idriss Zerhoun

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