25 Facts About Meknes

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.

Meknes is named after a Berber tribe which, was known as Miknasa in the medieval North African documents.

The first kasbah of Meknes was created afterwards by sultan Abu Yusuf Ya'qub in 1276 CE – the same year that the citadel of Fes el-Jdid was built in nearby Fes, the new capital.

Meknes built several other kasbahs or garrison forts throughout the city to house his 'abid troops and help protect the rest of the town, such as the Kasbah Hadrash and the Kasbah Tizimi.

Meknes carried out renovations to the Grand Mosque and the nearby Madrasa al-Qadi, and founded the Zitouna Mosque.

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Meknes lost its status as capital and suffered damage in the 1755 earthquake.

Meknes added the Dar al-Bayda Palace in the Agdal garden to the southeast of the main palace complex, which was later turned into a royal military academy.

Meknes constructed the Er-Roua Mosque in the southern part of Moulay Isma'il's Kasbah, which became the largest mosque in Meknes.

Meknes renovated and added a qubba over the tomb of Sidi Mohammed ben Aissa and built the current minarets of the Grand Mosque and the Nejjarine Mosque in the old city.

Some traditional Muslim authorities and officials were retained, but Meknes was reorganized under a new French municipal and military regime.

The population of Meknes grew from 25,000 at the beginning of the century to over 140,000 by the mid-20th century.

Meknes is located in a strategic position in the heart of Morocco.

Meknes has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate with continental influences.

Meknes is the seat of the prefecture of Meknes, which consists of 6 municipalities and 15 rural communes.

Meknes left this open space as a public square to separate his palace from the rest of the city.

Meknes is an economic centre in Morocco with various products from three sectors, which makes the city economically competitive and attractive for investment.

Meknes is considered to be the capital of agriculture in Morocco.

Each year Meknes holds the International Agriculture Show in Morocco since April 2006.

Meknes has large industrial units for milk and dairy production that fulfill most of the needs of the region.

Industry in Meknes is of light type, most of it is related to food processing especially in the Commune of Mejjat, and chemical and para-chemical industry in other industrial zones like the Agropolis industrial and agribusiness zone.

The year 2016 marks a new era of industry in the city of Meknes; it includes electrical wire, embedded systems, and automotive parts production companies.

Many of the services products in Meknes are related to tourism due to the attractions of the old city district.

Geographical location of the city of Meknes makes it one of the important transport hubs in Morocco.

Public transport in Meknes is managed by the urban commune and it consists of:.

Meknes is home to the public Moulay Ismail University, with actually the following faculties, schools and institutions divided among three campuses in the cities: Meknes, Errachidia and Khenifra.

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