Meknes
Sign in to saveMeknes (, ) is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the kingdom. Founded in the 11th century by the Almoravids as a military settlement, Meknes became the capital of Morocco during the reign of Sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif (1672–1727), son of the founder of the Alaouite dynasty. Sultan Ismail created a massive imperial palace complex and endowed the city with extensive fortifications and monumental gates. The city recorded a population of 551,503 in the 2024 Moroccan census. It is the seat of Meknès Prefecture a
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Meknes is one of Morocco's four Imperial cities, located in northern central Morocco and home to over 551,000 people, making it the sixth largest city in the kingdom. Founded in the 11th century, it became Morocco's capital under Sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif in the late 1600s, who built it into a grand city with an imperial palace complex, fortifications, and monumental gates.
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Place details
- Locality
- Meknès ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ مكناس
- Region
- Fès-Meknès ⴼⴰⵙ-ⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ فاس-مكناس
- Country
- Maroc ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ المغرب
- Population
- 568,295
Article
36 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Early history (8th–16th centuries)
- The reign of Moulay Isma'il (17th–18th centuries)
- Later Alaouite period (18th–20th centuries)
- Recent history (20th–21st centuries)
- Geography
- Climate
- Districts - Quartiers (in French)
- Prefecture
- Historic monuments and landmarks
- Place el-Hedim
- Mosques and madrasas
- Fortifications and gates
- Imperial Palaces of Moulay Isma'il
- Synagogues
- Museums
- Outlying sites
- Economy
- Competitiveness
- Agriculture
- Industry
- Major companies
- Services
- Transport
- Road
- Rail
- Air
- Public Transport
- Education
- International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
- Notable people
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Meknes (, ) is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the kingdom. Founded in the 11th century by the Almoravids as a military settlement, Meknes became the capital of Morocco during the reign of Sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif (1672–1727), son of the founder of the Alaouite dynasty. Sultan Ismail created a massive imperial palace complex and endowed the city with extensive fortifications and monumental gates. The city recorded a population of 551,503 in the 2024 Moroccan census. It is the seat of Meknès Prefecture and an important economic hub in the region of Fès-Meknès.
==Etymology== Meknes is named after an Amazigh (Berber) tribe historically known as the Miknasa ( in Amazigh languages).