Meknes

Worth seeing in and around Meknes

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Bab Mansour

   Bab Mansur al-'Alj or Bab Mansour is a monumental gate in the city of Meknes, Morocco. Located on the south side of Place el-Hedim in the old city, it was originally the main ceremonial entrance to the Kasbah of Sultan Moulay Isma'il, built in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

   1 km · Moroccan cultural heritage site · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Bab El-Baradeiyin Mosque

   The Bab Berdieyinne Mosque is a mosque in the old city of Meknes, Morocco, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The mosque was built in the early 18th century on the orders of Morocco's first female minister, Khnata bent Bakkar, and was constructed of rammed earth.

   1.3 km · Mosque in Meknes, Morocco · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Bou Inania Madrasa

   The Bou Inania Madrasa is a historic madrasa in the city of Meknes, Morocco. The building, well-preserved thanks to later restorations, is considered an excellent example of the richly decorated madrasas of the Marinid period.

   1 km · cultural heritage site in Meknes, Morocco · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Meknes Grand Mosque

   The Grand Mosque of Meknes is the historic main mosque of the old city of Meknes, Morocco. It is the largest and most important mosque in the old city and one of its oldest monuments.

   1 km · mosque in Meknes, Morocco · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail

   The Mausoleum of Moulay Isma'il is a historic Islamic funerary complex in Meknes, Morocco. It contains the tomb of Sultan Moulay Isma'il, who ruled Morocco from 1672 until his death in 1727, and is located inside his former Kasbah.

   900 m · building in Africa · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Dar Jamaï palace

   The Dar Jamai Museum is a museum in Meknes, Morocco. It displays a number of artifacts and art objects from the city and other regions in Morocco.

   1.1 km · Moroccan cultural heritage site · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Bab Berdieyinne

   Bab al-Barda'in or Bab Berdaïne is the northern gate of the historic medina of Meknes, Morocco.

   1.4 km · Moroccan cultural heritage site · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Stade d'Honneur

   Honneur Stadium, officially Stade d'Honneur in French, is a multi-use stadium in Meknes, Morocco. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home games of COD Meknès.

   1.5 km · building in Morocco · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Université Moulay-Ismaïl

   Moulay Ismail University is a public higher education and nonprofit scientific research institution located in Meknes, Morocco. Established on October 23, 1989, by Royal Decree No.

   0 m · University in Morocco · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Heri es-Swani

    The Heri es-Swani or Heri es-Souani, sometimes also transliterated as Hury as-Swani or Hri Swani, is a historic monument in Meknes, Morocco. It was a massive structure that served as a granary or silo for the Imperial Kasbah built by Moulay Isma'il during his reign from 1672 to 1727.

    1.6 km · Moroccan cultural heritage site · Wikipedia

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Things to do

Public swimming pool. There is a very popular public swimming pool between the medina and the new city, on a hot day it is a godsend. Day Trip to Moulay Idriss and Volubilis: Take a Grand Taxi from the Grand Taxi Stand at Rue Talda to Moulay Idriss. (fare should be fixed at 12dh) In Moulay Idriss, head up to the grand terrace, where you get a great view of the city and the mausoleum of Idriss I.

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Where to eat

The market near the main place in the medina (at the Bab El-Mansur) has incredible fresh products. Lots of different kinds of olives, sweets, pickles, etc. In Ville Nouvelle there are dozens of restaurants and snack bars lining the main road, Rue Antsirape offering the staples of harira, tagine, cous cous and of course rotisserie chicken.

1. 01
   Restaurant Marhaba
2. 02
   Restaurant

   Rue Kenitra.

3. 03
   Miam's Food

   Derb Zemouri.

4. 04
   Restaurant

   5 rue My، Abdellah ben Ahmed.

5. 05
   Restaurant Denver

   1 Rue Badr.

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Getting to Meknes

Airports

Fes Saïss (FEZ), 53 km · Rabat-Salé (RBA), 112 km · Beni Mellal (BEM), 181 km

Stations

Bassatine Air Base, 4.1 km

• Saïss → Meknes

  53 km · quickest by road, 1h 26m · MAD27–36
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• Rabat → Meknes

  119 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · MAD60–80
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• Oulad Yaich → Meknes

  730 km · quickest by road, 65h 19m · $215–295
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