Meknes

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city imperial city

Meknes is a historic imperial city in northern Morocco known for its grand gates, monumental architecture, and UNESCO-listed medina.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → imperial city →
capitalOf	Meknes → surface form: "Meknès Prefecture"
climate	Mediterranean climate →
continent	Africa →
country	Morocco →
developedAsImperialCityUnder	Sultan Moulay Ismail →
economicActivity	agriculture → tourism → trade →
foundedBy	Almoravid dynasty → surface form: "Almoravids"
foundedInCentury	11th century →
hasCityGate	Bab Berdieyinne → Bab Mansour → Bab el-Khemis →
hasHeritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
hasLandmark	Agdal Basin → Dar El Makhzen → Heri es-Souani → Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail → Medersa Bou Inania of Meknes → Place El Hedim → Royal Stables of Meknes →
hasNewTown	Ville Nouvelle of Meknes →
hasOldTown	Meknes → surface form: "Meknes Medina"
hasUniversity	Moulay Ismail University →
heritageDesignation	Meknes → surface form: "Historic City of Meknes"
heritageListing	UNESCO-listed medina →
knownFor	grand gates → historic medina → imperial architecture → monumental architecture →
languageUsed	Arabic → French → Maghrebi Arabic → surface form: "Moroccan Arabic" Tamazight →
locatedIn	northern Morocco →
locatedInRegion	Fès-Meknès →
nearbyCity	Fez → surface form: "Fes" Rabat →
partOf	North Africa → surface form: "Maghreb"
religionMajority	Sunni Islam →
timeZone	Central European Time →
timeZoneDST	Central European Summer Time →
transport	railway connection to major Moroccan cities →
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1996 →
wasCapitalOf	Morocco →

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Meknes → capitalOf → Meknes →

this entity surface form: "Meknès Prefecture"

Morocco → containsCity → Meknes →

Meknes → hasOldTown → Meknes →

this entity surface form: "Meknes Medina"

Meknes → heritageDesignation → Meknes →

this entity surface form: "Historic City of Meknes"