Meknes, Volubilis & Moulay Idriss
Meknes is a city in northern Morocco, located 130 kilometres from the capital Rabat and 60 kilometres from Fes. It is served by the A2 expressway between those two cities. Meknes was the capital of Morocco under the reign of Moulay Ismail (1672 -- 1727), before it was relocated to Rabat. The population is 536,322 (2004 census). It is the capital of the Meknès-Tafilalet region.
The land upon which the city is founded and much of its surrounding territory came under the domination of the Roman empire in 117 A.D. (see History of Morocco). The original community from which Meknes can be traced was an 8th century Kasbah, or fortress. A Berber tribe called the Miknasa settled there in the 10th century, and a town consequently grew around the fortress. Meknes saw its golden age as the imperial capital of Moulay Ismail following his accession to the Sultanate of Morocco (wikipedia)
Volubilis is an archaeological site in Morocco situated near Meknes between Fez and Rabat. The nearest town is Moulay Idriss. Volubilis features the best preserved excavations in this part of northern Africa dating from the Roman Empire. In 1997 the site was listed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
In antiquity, Volubilis was an important Roman town situated on the westernmost border of Roman conquests. It was built about 40 C.E., probably on the site of a previous Carthaginian settlement from the 3rd century B.C.E. Volubilis takes its name from the ancient Latin name for the Oleander flower, which is common in the area.
Volubilis was the administrative center of the province in Roman Africa called Mauretania Tingitana. The fertile lands of the province produced many goods such as grain and olive oil, which were exported to Rome, contributing to the province's wealth and prosperity.
The Romans evacuated most of Morocco at the end of the 3rd century but, unlike some other Roman cities, Volubilis was not abandoned. However, it appears to have been destroyed by an earthquake in the late fourth century A.D. It was reoccupied in the sixth century, when a small group of tombstones written in Latin shows the existence of a Christian community that still dated its foundation by the year of the Roman province. Coins show that it was occupied under the Abbasids: a number of these simply bear the name of Walila. The texts referring to the arrival of Idris I in 788 show that the town was at that point in the control of the Awraba tribe, who welcomed the descendent of Ali with open arms, and declared him imam shortly thereafter. Within three years he had consolidated his hold on much of the area, founded the first settlement at Fez , and started minting coins. He died in 791, leaving a pregnant Awraba wife, Kenza, and his faithful slave, Rashid, who acted as regent until the majority of Idris II. At this point the court departed for Fez, leaving the Awraba in control of the town.
The ruins of the town were damaged by the Lisbon earthquake in 1755, while in the 18th century part of the marble was taken for constructions in nearby Meknes.
In 1915, archeological excavation was begun there by the French. Extensive remains of the Roman town have been uncovered. From 2000 excavations carried out by University College, London and the Moroccan Institut National des Sciences de l'Archéologie et du Patrimoine under the direction of Elizabeth Fentress, Gaetano Palumbo and Hassan Limane revealed what should probably be interpreted as the headquarters of Idris I just below the walls of the Roman town to the west. (wikipedia)
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Meknes is a city in the middle of Morocco and is the capital of the Meknès prefecture of the same name, in the Meknès-Tafilalet region. The city has 536,232 inhabitants. The city is located on a plain not far from the Atlas Mountains and the city of Fez. It is one of the four royal cities of Morocco, together with Fez, Marrakesh and Rabat
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Meknès (Arabic: مكناس, Berber: ⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ Mknas or Meknas, French: Meknès, Spanish: Mequinez) is a city in northern Morocco. Meknes was the capital of Morocco under the reign of Moulay Ismail (1672–1727), before it was relocated to Marrakesh. The urban population is estimated at 650,000[2] with the metropolitan population close to 1,000,000. It is the capital of the Meknes-Tafilalet region. Meknes is named after a Berber tribe which was known as Miknasa (native Berber name: Imeknasen) in the medieval North African sources.More info:
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History of Morocco
The history of Morocco spans over twelve centuries, without taking classical antiquity into consideration.
Archaeological evidence has shown that the area was inhabited by hominids at least 400,000 years ago. The recorded history of Morocco begins with the Phoenician colonization of the Moroccan coast between the 8th and 6th centuries BC, although the area was inhabited by indigenous Berbers for some two thousand years before that. In the 5th century BC, the city-state of Carthage extended its hegemony over the coastal areas. They remained there until the late 3rd century BC, while the hinterland was ruled by indigenous monarchs. Indigenous Berber monarchs ruled the territory from the 3rd century BC until 40 BC, when it was annexed to the Roman Empire. In the mid-5th century AD, it was overrun by Vandals, before being recovered by the Byzantine Empire in the 6th century.
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IFRANE - MOROCCO
Ifrane is a town and ski resort in the Middle Atlas region of Morocco (population 40,000 in December 2013). Ifrane is 1665 metres (5,460 ft) in elevation and is part of the Meknès-Tafilalet region. In Tamazight, the regional Berber language, ifran means caves.
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WHILE MODERN STRUCTURES can be more than impressive in their own right with respect to architecture, technological advancement, and beauty, there’s something to be said about structures from the past.
Ruins around the world have withstood the test of time and remain standing for travelers to marvel at. (Well, they haven’t completely withstood the test of time, or else they wouldn’t be called ruins.) Many of the methods used to create these ancient cities, temples, and monuments remain rather mysterious, as building them in this day and age would still be considered an impressive feat.
Check out these 30 awesome ancient ruins around the globe and see for yourself.
Top 30 of the world’s most impressive ancient ruins [Collection]
1. MACHU PICCHU (CUSCO REGION, PERU).
2. CHICHÉN ITZÁ (TINUM, MEXICO).
3. STONEHENGE (WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND).
4. TA PROHM (CAMBODIA).
5. LONGMEN GROTTOES (HENAN PROVINCE, CHINA.
6. BOROBUDUR (MAGELANG, CENTRAL JAVA, INDONESIA).
7. LUXOR TEMPLE (LUXOR, EGYPT).
8. HADRIAN’S WALL (CUMBRIA, ENGLAND).
9. THE COLOSSEUM (ROME, ITALY).
10. BAALBEK (BEQAA GOVERNORATE, LEBANON).
11. VOLUBILIS (MEKNÈS-TAFILALET, MOROCCO).
12. BAGAN (MANDALAY REGION, BURMA).
13. MYCENAE (ARGOLIS, GREECE).
14. JERASH (JERASH GOVERNORATE, JORDAN).
15. MOAI OF RANO RARAKU (EASTER ISLAND, CHILE).
16. TULUM (QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO).
17. TIWANAKU (TIWANAKU MUNCIPALITY, BOLIVIA).
18. TEOTIHUACÁN (SAN JUAN TEOTIHUACÁN, MEXICO).
19. PALMYRA (SYRIA).
20. CAPPADOCIA (CENTRAL ANATOLIAN REGION, TURKEY).
21. AMPHITHEATRE OF EL JEM (MAHDIA GOVERNORATE, TUNISIA).
22. WAT RATCHABURANA (AYUTTHAYA, THAILAND).
23. PETRA (MA'AN GOVERNORATE, JORDAN).
24. ROMAN BATHS (BATH, ENGLAND).
25. POMPEII (POMPEI, ITALY)
26. ELLORA (MAHARASHTRA, INDIA)
27. MONTEZUMA CASTLE NATIONAL MONUMENT (CAMP VERDE, ARIZONA, USA)
28. EPHESUS (IZMIR PROVINCE, TURKEY)
29. AJANTA CAVES (MAHARASHTRA, INDIA)
30. COBÁ (QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO)
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