Meknes (Moroccan Arabic: مكناس, translit. məknas; Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ, translit. amknas; French: Meknès; Spanish: Mequinez) is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the kingdom. Founded in the 11th century by the Almoravids as a military settlement, Meknes became capital of Morocco under the reign of Sultan Moulay Ismaïl (1672–1727), son of the founder of the Alaouite dynasty. Sultan Moulay Ismaïlturned Meknes into an 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.The urban population is estimated to be more than 650,000 with the metropolitan population growing to a million. It is the seat of Meknès Prefecture and an important economic pole in the region of Fès-Meknès.
Quarters:
Agdal
Al Bassatine
Ancienne Médina
Bassatine
Bab El Khmiss
Bel Air
Belle Vue (1, 2 et 3)
Berrima
Bni-Mhmmed
Borj Meshqoq
Borj Moulay Omar
Kamilia
Belle vue 3
Diour Salam
El Hedim Place
El Malah Lakdim
El Mansour (1, 2, 3 et 4)
El Menzeh
Ennasre
Hamria (new city district)
Hay Salam
Hacienda
Hay El Fakharin
Kasbat Hadress
Marjane
Mellah
Neejarine
Ouislane (municipality)
Place d'Armes
Plaisance
Riad
Roua
Rouamzine
Sbata
Sidi Amar
Sidi Baba
Sidi Bouzekri
Sidi Said
Touargua
Toulal (municipality)
Volubilis
Wjeh Arouss
Zerhounia
Zehoua
Zitoune
