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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Historic City of Meknes' has mentioned 'City' in the following places:
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| City in Fxc3xa8s-Meknxc3xa8s, Morocco | WIKI |
| Meknes (Arabic: xd9x85xd9x83xd9x86xd8xa7xd8xb3xe2x80x8e, romanized:xc2xa0maknxc4x81s, pronouncedxc2xa0[maknaxcbx90s]; Berber languages: xe2xb4xb0xe2xb5x8exe2xb4xbdxe2xb5x8fxe2xb4xb0xe2xb5x99, romanized:xc2xa0amknas; French: Meknxc3xa8s) is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the kingdom. | WIKI |
| [7] The city recorded a population of 632,079 in the 2014 Moroccan census. | WIKI |
| Skyline of the old city (medina) of Meknes | WIKI |
| The current city and its name, however, originate with a Berber tribe called the Miknasa, originally from the Tunisian south, who dominated this region and much of eastern Morocco as early as the 8th century. | WIKI |
| [7] The city's first main mosque (the current Grand Mosque of Meknes) is in turn believed to have been first built by the Almoravids in the 12th century. | WIKI |
| [10][11] The Nejjarine Mosque, often reputed to be the oldest mosque in the city, also dates back to the Almoravid period. | WIKI |
| The fortress resisted the military advance of the Almohads, who destroyed the city after a long siege in the 12th century. | WIKI |
| [12][8] However, at the beginning of the 13th century the Almohad caliph Muhammad al-Nasir (ruled 1199xe2x80x931213) rebuilt the city and its fortifications, as well as its Grand Mosque. | WIKI |
| [12][8][13] The city enjoyed relative prosperity in this period, before being conquered again by the new Marinid dynasty in 1244. | WIKI |
| [14][16] The Marinids also carried out major restorations to the Grand Mosque in the 14th century and built the major madrasas of the city near it. | WIKI |
| In addition to his possible attachment to the city as a governor, a number of reasons may have favoured this choice. | WIKI |
| Whatever the reasons, Ismail made Meknes the center of Morocco in his time and he embarked on the construction of a new monumental palace-city on the south side of the old city. | WIKI |
| [19][13][20][21] Existing structures dating from the earlier medieval kasbah of the city were demolished to make way; the name of the large public square in front of the Kasbah today, el-Hedim (or Place el-Hedim), means "the rubble" and came from the masses of rubble and debris which were piled here during the demolition. | WIKI |
| It was also in Moulay Ismail's reign that the Jewish inhabitants of the city were moved to a new Mellah or Jewish district to the west, near the Kasbah, not unlike the Mellah of Fes or that of Marrakesh. | WIKI |
| Both the Mellah and Madinat ar-Riyad were part of an urban extension ordered by Isma'il in the western angle between the old city and the Kasbah. | WIKI |
| [24]:54 Moulay Isma'il also undertook works throughout the old city too. | WIKI |
| He refortified the walls and built new monumental city gates such as Bab Berda'in and Bab Khemis. | WIKI |
| [25][15] He also built several other kasbahs or garrison forts throughout the city to house his 'abid troops and help protect (and control) the rest of the town, such as the Kasbah Hadrash and the Kasbah Tizimi. | WIKI |
| [19] The city was neglected and many parts of the enormous imperial kasbah fell into disrepair. | WIKI |
| Sultan Muhammad ibn Abdallah, who ruled between 1757 and 1790, built a number of projects in the city. | WIKI |
| [29][25]:391 He also renovated and added a qubba over the tomb of Sidi Mohammed ben Aissa (just outside the city walls) and built the current minarets of the Grand Mosque and the Nejjarine Mosque in the old city. | WIKI |
| A main street in the Ville Nouvelle (new city) | WIKI |
| After the installation of French colonial rule in Morocco in 1912, the French administration created a new city (Ville Nouvelle) on a nearby plateau across the valley on the northeast side of the old city. | WIKI |
| The city became a transportation hub for people and goods traveling from east to west or from north to south across the country, in addition to hosting extensive military barracks. | WIKI |
| [15]:191xe2x80x93192 Some roads in the old city were widened to accommodate greater circulation, but most of the new development took place in the Ville Nouvelle. | WIKI |
| The new French authorities took interest in the conservation of historic monuments in the old city; the madrasas, for example, were restored in 1922. | WIKI |
| A violent suppression of protests takes place in the city which results in 13 dead and more injured. | WIKI |
| Large scale rural migration increases the population of the city and intensifies the urbanization process (as elsewhere in the country). | WIKI |
| Industries develop around the city's perimeter, but at the same time the old elites and bourgeois families move away to the coastal cities like Casablanca and Rabat. | WIKI |
| These changes have also contributed to the relative neglect of the old city. | WIKI |
| Agdal Al Bassatine Ancienne Mxc3xa9dina Bassatine Bab El Khmiss Bel Air Belle Vue (1, 2 et 3) Berrima Bni-Mhmmed Borj Meshqoq Borj Moulay Omar Kamilia Belle vue 3 Diour Salam El Hedim Place El Malah Lakdim El Manar El Mansour (1, 2, 3 et 4) El Menzeh Ennasre Hamria (new city district) Hay Salam Hacienda Hay El Fakharin Kasbat Hadress Marjane Mellah Neejarine Ouislane (municipality) Place d'Armes Plaisance Riad Roua Rouamzine Sbata Sidi Amar Sidi Baba Sidi Bouzekri Sidi Said Touargua Toulal (municipality) Volubilis Wjeh Arouss Zerhounia Zehoua Zitoune | WIKI |
| Meknes is the seat of the prefecture of Meknxc3xa8s, which consists of 6 municipalities (including the city Meknes) and 15 rural communes. | WIKI |
| The main historic monuments of the city are concentrated in the medina (old city) and the vast former Kasbah of Moulay Ismail to the south. | WIKI |
| Often compared to the Jemaa el-Fnaa square in Marrakesh, el-Hedim Square (Place el-Hedim) is a vast plaza at the southern end of the old city, before the main gates of Moulay Isma'il's former royal palace complex. | WIKI |
| He left this open space as a public square to separate his palace from the rest of the city. | WIKI |
| Grand mosque of Meknes: The old city's most important mosque and one of its oldest, covering about 3,500 square meters and was founded in the 12th century by the Almoravids, although renovated multiple times since. | WIKI |
| [13] Madrasa Bou Inania: The city's most famous madrasa (school for higher learning in Islamic sciences) was established by the Marinid sultan Abu al-Hasan in 1335-36 but is now named after his son Abu Inan (who may have later restored it). | WIKI |
| [13] Open to tourists today, it is one of the most richly decorated buildings in the city. | WIKI |
| [15][13][23] Nejjarine Mosque: Often reputed to be the oldest in the city, this mosque also dates back to the Almoravid period, though it has been modified multiple times. | WIKI |
| [9]:212xe2x80x93213 Lalla Aouda Mosque: The main mosque of the city's former kasbah and of Moulay Isma'il's palaces, it was first founded in the Marinid era but completely rebuilt by Moulay Isma'il between 1672 and 1678. | WIKI |
| Bab Mansur al-'Alj: The most famous gateway of the city (also known as Bab Mansour or Bab el-Mansur), this gate overlooks the southern end of Place el-Hedim and acted as the ceremonial grand entrance to the Kasbah of Moulay Isma'il. | WIKI |
| [43] Bab el-Khemis: A monumental western gate of the city, near the former Mellah, dating from 1687 under the reign of Moulay Ismail and richly decorated with motifs and zellij similar to Bab al-Mansur. | WIKI |
| [43]:55 Bab al-Barda'in: The monumental northern gate of the city, also built by Moulay Isma'il and richly decorated. | WIKI |
| Map of the Kasbah of Moulay Ismail in relation to the medina (old city), with its major areas indicated | WIKI |
| The palace complex or "imperial city" of Sultan Moulay Isma'il was constructed over his entire 55-year reign from 1672 to 1727 (with some elements finished or remodeled shortly after). | WIKI |
| It occupies the site of the city's former medieval kasbah (citadel) and stretches over an area approximately four times larger than the old city itself. | WIKI |
| The complex was also notable for its impressive infrastructure, which included a water supply system with a hydraulic system of wells, norias (water extraction mechanism powered by wheel), canals, and underground pipes which distributed water to the royal city's many buildings. | WIKI |
| It also contained numerous monumental granaries and underground warehouses which stockpiled supplies that could allegedly sustain the city for a siege of ten years. | WIKI |
| Although frequently described as a prison for Christian slaves, scholars agree that it was in fact a storage area and granary, one of many such structures throughout the royal city. | WIKI |
| [19][22][12] Heri as-Swani and the Sahrij (Agdal Basin): The Sahrij or Agdal Basin is an enormous water basin or artificial lake south of the Dar al-Makhzen, which was originally a part of the royal city's water supply system. | WIKI |
| The first of these is a monumental building of vaulted passages and domed chambers which contained a number of wheel-powered hydraulic mechanisms (norias) which drew water from the phreatic table underground to the surface, after which it was delivered into the Sahrij or redistributed to the city. | WIKI |
| Located next to it were the Royal Stables of Moulay Isma'il (often misidentified today with the Heri as-Swani), which were reputed to be one of the palace city's most impressive features. | WIKI |
| Dar Jamaxc3xaf Museum: The best-known museum in Meknes, housing a number of artifacts and art objects from the city and other regions in Morocco. | WIKI |
| A traditional market street in the center of the medina (old city) | WIKI |
| Meknes is an economic centre in Morocco with various products from three sectors (agriculture, industry and services), which makes the city economically competitive and attractive for investment. | WIKI |
| Add to those the textile and metallic manufacturing which are old industries in the city. | WIKI |
| Many of the services products in Meknes are related to tourism due to the attractions of the old city district (the medina). | WIKI |
| The city is accessed via the A2 expressway with two exits, one to the east of the city and another to the west. | WIKI |
| The city's Gare Routixc3xa8re (intercity bus station) is located west of the medina, along with the main station for grand taxis (intercity taxis). | WIKI |
| Two train stations are located in the new city district (French: Ville Nouvelle) of Meknes, with trains each hour to the east, west, and north of Morocco. | WIKI |
| As mentioned above, Meknes city has two train stations, and their names are: Meknes Railway Station (French: Gare de Meknxc3xa8s) and Meknes Amir Abdul Qadir Railway Station (French: Gare de Meknxc3xa8s Amir Abdelkader). | WIKI |
| Taxis in the city exist in two types: small taxis with 3 places Max that work with fares system; and bigger taxis with 6 places Max that have a predetermined trajectory and fixed prices. | WIKI |
| It contains the vestiges of the Medina that bears witness to ancient socio-economic fabric and the imperial city created by the Sultan Moulay Ismail (1672-1727). | UNESCO |
| It is the presence today of this historic city containing the rare remains and important monuments located within a rapidly changing urban environment that gives this urban heritage its universal value. | UNESCO |
| The imperial city is differentiated from the Medina by its long corridors between high blind walls, the sombre maze of Dar el-Kbira, the wealth of Qsar el-Mhansha, the extensive gardens and the robustness of the towers and bastions. | UNESCO |
| Although certain key attributes of the city and ancient imperial capital that reflect the Outstanding Universal Value are well preserved, others are in need of conservation measures. | UNESCO |
| The attributes of Meknes reflecting the Outstanding Universal Value concern both the monuments and the urban fabric of the city which illustrate its layout in the 17th century. | UNESCO |
| Furthermore, in 2003, aware of its essential role in the management of the property, the Municipal Council of the city created a Service for Historic Monuments responsible for the supervision and the implementation of rehabilitation programmes for local heritage in the community, to work in close collaboration with the Regional Inspection of Historic Monuments and Sites (Ministry for Culture). | UNESCO |
| With the aim of conserving cultural identity of the city and promote the Outstanding Universal Value of the property, regular urban restructuration programmes are underway. | UNESCO |