Meknes

Historic City of Meknes
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Criteria	Cultural: iv
Reference	793
Inscription	1996 (20th Session)

Meknes

مكناس (Arabic)
ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ (Berber languages)
Meknes مكناس (Arabic); ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ (Berber languages);
City
	Clockwise from top: Place el-Hedim and Bab Mansour, Sahrij es-Swani, Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail, Bou Inania Madrasa, Bab el-Khemis
	Seal
	Meknes Location in Morocco Meknes Meknes (Africa)
	Coordinates: 33°53′42″N 5°33′17″W
Country	Morocco
Region	Fès-Meknès
Prefecture	Meknes
Government
• Mayor	Abdellah Bouanou
• Prefect	Abdelghani Sebbar
Area
• Total	370 km2 (140 sq mi)
Elevation	546 m (1,792 ft)
Population (September 2014)
• Total	632,079
• Rank	6th in Morocco
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
• Municipality	520,428
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	WEST (UTC+01:00)
Postal code	50000
Website	www.meknes.ma
Criteria
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Criteria	Cultural: iv
Reference	793
Inscription	1996 (20th Session)
	In the 2014 census, the High Commission for Planning gave the legal population of the city of Meknes as 632,079, which corresponds to the combined population of the municipalities of Meknes, Al Machouar – Stinia, Toulal and Ouislane. The municipality of Meknes proper recorded a population of 520,428 in the 2014 census.;

Meknes (Arabic: مكناس, romanized: maknās, pronounced [maknaːs]; Berber languages: ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ, romanized: amknas; French: Meknès) 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 the capital of Morocco during the reign of Sultan Moulay Ismaïl (1672–1727), son of the founder of the Alaouite dynasty. Moulay Ismaïl created a massive imperial palace complex and endowed the city with extensive fortifications and monumental gates. The city recorded a population of 632,079 in the 2014 Moroccan census. It is the seat of Meknès Prefecture and an important economic hub in the region of Fès-Meknès.

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[citydefinition-7] In the 2014 census, the High Commission for Planning gave the legal population of the city of Meknes as 632,079, which corresponds to the combined population of the municipalities of Meknes, Al Machouar – Stinia, Toulal and Ouislane. The municipality of Meknes proper recorded a population of 520,428 in the 2014 census.