The most important six tourist places in Meknes, Morocco

Weather of Arabia - Meknes is an ancient city in Morocco and its tourist attractions date back to BC and even Moroccan Islamic rule.

Your journey begins in the city center from Bab Al-Mansour, located in Al-Hedim Square in the east of the old city, and it is the icon of the tourist city because it is the largest and oldest of the Kasbah gates. If you are going to visit Meknes, you must go to it, especially with the abundance of historical monuments in its surroundings.

Near Bab al-Mansour, there is the Bou-Inania School, which is an old scientific school, like the Filala School and the Adoul School. Bou-Inania is distinguished by its beautiful architecture, columns, and doors that are very beautifully decorated, whether on wood or gypsum.

The mausoleum of Moulay Ismail is also located near the most beautiful door in Morocco. In the mausoleum there is a sundial and elaborate water fountains in a precise engineering manner that encourages the visitor to reflect on the capabilities of Muslim engineers at the time. Near the mausoleum there is an old market where you can buy whatever gifts you like. Meknes Memorial.

And lovers of museums and learning about the arts and traditional life in the city have a favorite shelter in the Dar Jamai Palace, which was built during the 19th century and was converted into a museum in the year 1920 under the name of the Museum of Local Arts, but today it is known as the Dar Jamai Museum.

Also among the most important historical monuments in the city of Meknes is the Balqari Tower, which was built during the reign of Sultan Moulay Ismail during the eighteenth century within a group of walls and towers that surrounded the city, and today it houses the Moulay Ismail Museum.

You must visit the ancient city of Volubilis, located west of the city of Meknes, and it is one of the masterpieces of Moroccan ancient cities and among the World Heritage Sites classified by UNESCO. Its foundation dates back to the third century BC, and its most important features are the Roman temple, the main building and many mosaic paintings.