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Fes
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Fes
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Fes is the third largest city of
Morocco, with a population of approximately 1 million (2010). The city has two
old medinas, the larger of which is Fes el Bali. It is listed as a UNESCO World
Heritage Site and is believed to be one of the world's largest car-free urban
areas. Al-Qarawiyyin, founded in AD 859, is the oldest continuously functioning
madrasa in the world. The city has been called the "Mecca of the
West" and the "Athens of Africa".
Meknes
Excursion.
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One Day.
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Bab Mansour: Bab means
"gate" or "door" in Arabic, and Bab Mansour is the largest
and most striking of Meknes' many gates (27 gates). It's directly across from
Place Hedim, the medina's main square.
PlaceHedim: Recently
redone with new brickwork, this square once rivaled Djemaa el Fna in Marrakech
but is now significantly less exciting (though there are a few nice cafes and
snack spots in which to people-watch).
Heries-Souani: You can
catch a glimpse of the grandeur of Moulay Ismail at these granaries, and sit
beside the enormous Agdal Basin.
Habs Qara: A huge
underground prison where Moulay Ismail allegedly kept prisoners.
Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail:
Although non-Muslims are not permitted to enter, they can view the tombs, which
hold the body of Moulay Ismail and other relatives, from the entrance.
Medina
of Meknes Mosque: A mosque that is built near a Qur'an school, which was built
in 1350.
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One Day.
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Volubilis is a partly excavated Roman city in
Morocco situated near Meknes between Fes and Rabat. Built in a fertile
agricultural area, it was developed from the 3rd century BC onwards as a
Phoenician (and later Carthaginian) settlement. It grew rapidly under Roman
rule from the 1st century AD onwards and expanded to cover about 40 hectares
(100 acres) with a 2.6 km (1.6 mi) circuit of walls. The city gained a number
of major public buildings in the 2nd century, including a basilica, temple and
triumphal arch. Its prosperity, which was derived principally from olive
growing, prompted the construction of many fine town-houses with large mosaic
floors.
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One Day.
Morocco
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Chefchaouen or Chaouen is a city in
northwest Morocco. It's situated in the Rif Mountains, just inland from Tangier
and Tetouan. The city was founded in 1471, as a small fortress which still
exists to this day, by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rached El Alami (a descendant
of Ibn Machich and Idris I, and through them, of the prophet Muhammad) to fight
the Portuguese invasions of northern Morocco. Along with the Ghomara tribes of
the region, many Moriscos and Jews settled here after the Spanish Reconquista
in medieval times. In 1920, the Spanish seized Chefchaouen to form part of
Spanish Morocco.
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