Meknes
Meknes (مكناس) is a city in the Middle Atlas region of Morocco. Meknes is a vibrant, modern city bustling with nightlife, restaurants and an impressive imperial city created in the 17th century by King Moulay Ismaïl, with numerous historical monuments and natural sites; it is also the nearest city to the Roman ruins of Volubilis (Oualili). Wikivoyage
Population 551,503 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Morocco
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail Museum · 860 m -
Bab Mansour Attraction · 950 m - Bab bouamair باب بوعمير Monument · 290 m
- باب الحجر Attraction · 440 m
- Bab L'Mhajer City gate · 440 m
- باب سيدي عمر Attraction · 530 m
- باب الدار الكبيرة Attraction · 560 m
- Lahboul Zoo Zoo · 700 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
- Taxi El Hajeb 400 m
- Grand Taxi to Volubilis 480 m
- Grand Taxi Sidi Kacem 520 m
- Taxi Bassatin 750 m
- Grand Taxi Madina 940 m
- Petit taxi 1.3 km
Train stations: Meknès - Al Amir Abdelkader 1.0 km, Meknès مكناس 2.1 km, Ouarzigha 4.5 km
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