Meknes
| Meknes ⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ/مكناس |
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 Meknes
Location in Morocco
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| Coordinates: 33°53′42″N 5°33′17″W / 33.89500°N 5.55472°W | |
| Kintra |  Morocco |
| Region | Meknès-Tafilalet |
| Elevation[1] | 1,801 ft (549 m) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Tot | 750,000 |
Meknes (Arabic: مكناس, Berber: ⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ Mknas or Ameknas, French: Meknès, Spaingie: Mequinez) is a ceety in northren Morocco. It is served bi the A2 expressway atween those twa ceeties an by the correspondin railway. Meknes wis the caipital o Morocco unner the reign o Moulay Ismail (1672–1727), afore it wis relocatit tae Marrakech. The population is 1,000,000 (2012 census). It is the caipital o the Meknes-Tafilalet region. Meknes is named efter a Berber tribe which wis kent as Miknasa (native Berber name: Imeknasen) in the medieval North African soorces.
Internaitional relations[eedit | eedit soorce]
Twin touns – Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
Meknes is twinned wi:
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Climatological Information for Meknes, Morocco", Hong Kong Observatory, 2003, web: HKO-Meknes.
