Meknes in Morocco

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Meknes or the Ismailia city as many people would like to name it, is one of the beautiful cities in Morocco, situated in the middle north of the Kingdom of Morocco. Historically, Meknes was established by the alawite Sultan Moulay Ismail in 17th century and became the Capital of Morocco for many years later. The sense of security always existed in Moulay Ismail’s strategy, for this reason; in his period of governance he could successfully make the city very secured by building high walls with long miles which were surrounding the city with big doors against foreign attacks.

As a traditional city with distinguished architecture that combines between the old Islamic style and the European design, Meknes could be inscribed by the committee of UNESCO as cultural heritage, the place Lahdim where there is al halka the old theater, Lalla Ouda, Saghri swani and many other historical places make the city a very nice place to spend the beautiful moments. The visitors of Meknes will have the chance to live in luxurious hotels in which there are different services served by professionals. For those who do not like hotels, there are many guest houses which present the traditional Moroccan way of life including old baths, traditional kitchens ,old clothing (caften, takchita, jellaba…). Whether in the old city or the new city, the visitor will find beautiful coffees and nice places for relaxation.

People & Culture in Meknes

The old city in Meknes attracts visitors from all over the world. It exemplifies to the concrete form of the Islamic life in Morocco; in other words, we can say that the old city speaks the Islamic civilization in the old architecture in the mosques everywhere, in addition to small schools of teaching Quran and old standard Arabic and other classes of Arabic language. People in Meknes are very tolerant and friendly; they deal with people from different nationalities especially tourists who come to discover this lovely city. for those who like shopping there are many choices of shops which are specialized in selling old and traditional items, or supermarket where people from Europe or other countries can find whatever they need. Culturally, Meknes involves many libraries for our visitors who take interest in reading books and improving their knowledge. There is the old library in the old medina “The library of the big mosque”, “The urban library of Meknes” and the “University library”. Meknes includes a big university with good international reputation named “Moulay Ismail University”. It attracts students from all over the world in different areas of science. Meknes is living the diversity in all aspects of life because of its old history, its architectural design, nice historical monuments, friendly and welcoming people in addition to the modernization that constantly taking place everywhere. Meknes would be an exciting place to discover and enjoying the time.