Historic City of Meknes

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UNESCO World Heritage Site fortified city historic city

The Historic City of Meknes is a fortified imperial city in northern Morocco renowned for its grand palaces, monumental gates, and harmonious blend of Islamic and European architectural styles.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Historic City of Meknes canonical 3
historic city of Meknes 1
historic medina of Meknes 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
fortified city ⓘ
historic city ⓘ
architecturalStyle European Baroque influences ⓘ
Islamic architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
military architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Alaouite Sultan Moulay Ismaïl NERFINISHED ⓘ
cityType imperial city ⓘ
conservationChallenges structural decay of earthen architecture ⓘ
urban development pressure ⓘ
coordinateLocation 34.033°N 5.000°W ⓘ
country Morocco ⓘ
formerFunction imperial capital of Morocco ⓘ
foundedBy Sultan Moulay Ismaïl NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart Bab Berdieyinne gate NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bab Mansour gate NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bab el-Khemis gate NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dar el-Makhzen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Heri es-Souani granaries NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kasbah of Moulay Ismaïl NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mausoleum of Moulay Ismaïl NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal Palace of Meknes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal stables of Meknes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sahrij Swani basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
fortified walls ⓘ
medina of Meknes NERFINISHED ⓘ
monumental gates ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageValue example of a fortified imperial city of the Maghreb ⓘ
illustrates synthesis of Islamic and European architectural styles ⓘ
inscriptionYear 1996 ⓘ
locatedIn Fès-Meknès region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Meknès Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
northern Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor extensive defensive system ⓘ
grand palaces ⓘ
monumental gates ⓘ
urban ensemble from the 17th–18th centuries ⓘ
partOf city of Meknes NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantPeriod 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
Alaouite dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCObufferZone yes ⓘ
UNESCOcriteria (iv) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
UNESCOregion Arab States NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 793 ⓘ
wallMaterial rammed earth ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Bab el-Khemis → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Historic City of Meknes ⓘ
Bab Berdieyinne → isAccessPointTo → Historic City of Meknes ⓘ
this entity surface form: old medina of Meknes
Royal Stables of Meknes → heritageDesignationAppliesTo → Historic City of Meknes ⓘ
Fès-Meknès region → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Historic City of Meknes ⓘ
subject surface form: Fès-Meknès
Ville Nouvelle of Meknes → contrastsWith → Historic City of Meknes ⓘ
this entity surface form: historic medina of Meknes
Bab Mansour → heritageContext → Historic City of Meknes ⓘ
this entity surface form: historic city of Meknes