• Historic City of Meknes

  Historic City of Meknes

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  <img src=’http://whc.unesco.org/uploads/sites/site_793.jpg‘ target=’blank‘ align=’left‘ style=’padding:5px‘>Founded in the 11th century by the Almoravids as a military settlement, Meknes became a capital under Sultan Moulay Isma&iuml;l (1672&ndash;1727), the founder of the Alawite dynasty. The sultan turned it into a impressive city in Spanish-Moorish style, surrounded by high walls with great doors, where the harmonious blending of the Islamic and European styles of the 17th century Maghreb are still evident today.

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