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Meknes, one of the four imperial cities in Morocco, is located between Rabat and Fes. It was the capital of Morocco under the reign of Moulay Ismail (1672-1727), before the capital was relocated to Rabat. Meknes is named after a Berber tribe which was known as Miknasa in the medieval Arabic sources. Meknes has been called the Versailles of Morocco, but the royal palace was never completed according the original plans. Today the city is the centre of a productive area, producing olives, wine, cereal crops and citrus.

01 City walls

02 City walls


03 City walls	04 el Hedim square	05 el Hedim square


06 City walls	07 el Hedim square


08 Fountains decorated with Islamic pattern mosaics	09 Pavilion with green roof	10 Zellige geometric mosaic tilework	11 Bab el Khemis city gate	12 Bab el Mansour gate


13 Wall decoration in Islamic pattern	14 Gate to Imperial city	15 Decorated brown door and yellow wall	16 Decorated brown door and yellow wall	17 Horse carts	18 Decorative gate with Islamic patterns and characters


19 Decorative gate with Islamic patterns and characters	01 Narrow alley	02 Corridor in building	03 Fountain and window with Islamic wall decorations	04 Butcher shop in souk	05 Mosque inner court with worshippers and fountain


06 Corridor in Medersa Bou Inania	07 Medersa Bou Inania	08 Stucco decorations in Medersa Bou Inania	09 Stucco decorations in Medersa Bou Inania	10 Windows and Islamic style wall decorations in Medersa Bou Inania	11 Inner court in Medersa Bou Inania


12 Green minaret	13 Skyline and minaret	14 Children playing in the souk	15 Children playing in the souk	16 Children playing in the souk	17 Door with Islamic style decorations


18 Wooden roof with Islamic style carvings	19 Children playing in the souk	20 Woman wearing hijab walking in narrow alley	21 Arched doors to mosque inner court

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