Moroccan census. It is the seat of Meknès Prefecture and an important economic hub in the region of Fès-Meknès. Meknes is named after an Amazigh (Berber)...
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Fès-Meknes was formed in September 2015 by merging Fès-Boulemane with the prefecture of Meknès and the provinces of El Hajeb and Ifrane (in Meknès-Tafilalet...
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CODM Meknes (Arabic: النادي المكناسي), also called Club Omnisports De Meknès is a Moroccan football club based in Meknes. The club came into being when...
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gave the legal population of Meknes as 632,079, which corresponds to the combined population of the municipalities of Meknes, Al Machouar – Stinia, Toulal...
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Meknès-Tafilalt (Arabic: مكناس تافيلالت (Meknes-Tafilelt)) was one of the sixteen former regions of Morocco that existed from 1997 to 2015. It was situated...
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(approximate date). 1140/1141 - Siege of Meknes by forces of Abd al-Mu'min begins (approximate date). 1150 - Siege of Meknes ends; Almohads sack town. 1170s -...
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that Al-Shushtari himself lived in Meknes at some time. The lyrics begin: "A little shaykh from the land of Meknes in the middle of the markets singing...
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a multi-use stadium in Meknes, Morocco. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home games of COD Meknès. The stadium holds 25,000...
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devastation in Fes and Meknes; tens of thousands were killed. It was followed by strong aftershocks that continued for months. At Meknes, only a few homes...
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Taza (redirect from Taza, Fès-Meknès)
gave it its name: Miknasa Taza, similar to Miknasa al-Zeitoun (present-day Meknes, another Miknasa settlement). The Almoravid empire took over Taza in 1074...
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