Historic City of Meknes
Also known as Medina of Meknes, Médina, Historic City
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iv).
Region
Arab States
Morocco
Inscribed
1996
List reference
793
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Historic City of Meknes is in Meknes. The nearest other World Heritage site is Volubilis, about 20 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Meknes · about 698,000 peopleat the site
- Fez · about 1,002,000 peopleabout 55 km east
- Ouezzane · about 70,000 peopleabout 100 km north
- Kenitra · about 552,000 peopleabout 100 km north-west
- Rabat · about 1,705,000 peopleabout 120 km west
- Ksar El Kebir · about 307,000 peopleabout 130 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MoroccoCultural20 km away
MoroccoCultural58 km away
MoroccoCultural117 km away
MoroccoCultural187 km away
United KingdomCultural249 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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