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of the history of the city of

Meknes Meknes ( ar, مكناس, maknās, ; ber, ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ, 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 c ...

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

Prior to 20th century

* 40 CE - Romans in power in Volubilis. * 217 CE - Caracallas Victory Arch erected (approximate date) in Volubilis. * 285 CE - Volubilis "abandoned by the Roman military;" Berber Baqates subsequently rise to power. * 10th century CE - Zenata Berber Miknasa settle in area (approximate date). * 1140/1141 - Siege of Meknes by forces of Abd al-Mu'min begins (approximate date). * 1150 - Siege of Meknes ends;

Almohads The Almohad Caliphate (; ar, خِلَافَةُ ٱلْمُوَحِّدِينَ or or from ar, ٱلْمُوَحِّدُونَ, translit=al-Muwaḥḥidūn, lit=those who profess the unity of God) was a North African Berber Muslim empire fo ...

sack town. * 1170s - Al-Najjarin mosque minaret built. * 1236/1237 - Marinids occupy Meknes. * 1245/1246 - Marinid governor killed. * 13th century: "Aqueduct, several bridges, a kasbah, mosques" and madrasas ('Attaririn, Filala, Jadida) built. * 1345 -

Bou Inania Madrasa (Meknes) The Bou Inania Madrasa ( ar, المدرسة البوعنانية '; ) is a historic madrasa (Islamic learning center) in the city of Meknes, Morocco. The building, well-preserved thanks to later restorations, is considered an excellent example of ...

(school) built (approximate date). * 15th century:

Marabout A marabout ( ar, مُرابِط, murābiṭ, lit=one who is attached/garrisoned) is a Muslim religious leader and teacher who historically had the function of a chaplain serving as a part of an Islamic army, notably in North Africa and the Saha ...

ic zawiya established. * 1526 - Death of religious leader

Mohamed ben Issa Mohamed ben Issa or al-Hadi ben Issa (also nicknamed ''Sheikh al-Kamil'' ar, الشيخ الكامل محمد بن عيسى; 1467–1526) was a Moroccan Wali and founder of the Triqa Issawiya. He is considered the patron-saint of the city of Mekn ...

. * 1640 - in power. * 1672 - "

Mulay Ismail Moulay Ismail Ibn Sharif ( ar, مولاي إسماعيل بن الشريف), born around 1645 in Sijilmassa and died on 22 March 1727 at Meknes, was a Sultan of Morocco from 1672–1727, as the second ruler of the Alaouite dynasty. He was the se ...

makes Meknes the capital of the kingdom and starts work on his royal fortress complete with palaces, granaries, lakes and stables." * 1703 - Mulay Ismail Mausoleum construction begins. * 1709 -

Bab Berdieyinne Mosque The Bab Berdieyinne Mosque (also spelled Bab Berdaine Mosque or Bab al-Bard'iyin MosqueEl Khammar, Abdeltif (2005). "Mosquées et oratoires de Meknès (IXe-XVIIIe siècle) : géographie religieuse, architecture et problème de la Qibla". PhD Thes ...

completed. * 1727 - Death of Mulay Ismail. * 1732/1733 - Madinat al-Riyad demolished. * 1755 -

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. * 1832 - French artist

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visits Meknes. * 1882 - (palace) construction begins. * 1889 - Bab Dar al-Makhzen (gate) built.^{( fr)}

20th century

* 1902 - Population: 20,000 (estimate). * 1911 - French military under take Meknes during the French conquest of Morocco. * 1913 - Dar El Bachaouate built. * 1914 - École française de Meknès (school) organized. * 1918 -

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founded. * 1926 -

Dar Jamai museum The Dar Jamai Museum (also spelled Dar Jamaï or Dar Jama'i) is a museum in Meknes, Morocco. It displays a number of artifacts and art objects from the city and other regions in Morocco. It is housed in a late 19th-century palace built by the Jama ...

established.. Retrieved 28 July 2017 * 1937 - Anti-French unrest. * 1942 - (school) founded. * 1947 - founded. * 1951 - Population: 140,380. * 1960 - Population: 175,943. * 1962 ** Stade d'Honneur (stadium) opens. **

COD Meknès COD Meknes ( ar, النادي المكناسي), also called Club Omnisports De Meknès is a Moroccan football club based in Meknes. The club came into being when four local teams; Rachad Meknassi, ASTF, Atlas and Alismailia merged on 21 June ...

(football club) formed. * 1967 - June: Ethnic unrest. * 1973 - Population: 244,520. * 1982 - (college) established. * 1989 -

Moulay Ismail University Moulay Ismail University (french: Université Moulay Ismail; ar, جامعة مولاي إسماعيل) is a university in Meknes city, Morocco, which was founded in 1989. It is named after the Moroccan Sultan Moulay Ismaïl. See also * List ...

founded. * 1994 - Population: 443,214. * 1996 - City historic centre designated an

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. * 1997 - (school) established.

21st century

* 2003 - Aboubakr Belkora becomes mayor. * 2004 - Population: 536,322. * 2005 - Hassan Aourid becomes governor. * 2007 - Wine festival held. * 2009 - becomes mayor. * 2010 - 19 February: Collapse of minaret of

; dozens of fatalities. * 2014 - Population: 685,408 (estimate). * 2015 ** Abdallah Bouanou becomes mayor. ** City becomes part of the Fès-Meknès administrative region.

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Bibliography

;in English * * * * * * * "Meknès." Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture. Ed.

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