Showing posts with label Meknes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Meknes. Show all posts

Thursday, 21 August 2014

The tomb of Moulay Ismail in Meknes teacher historic




























Is the tomb of Moulay Ismail in Meknes, a beautiful historic landmark reduced Bhalth great for so Moshuna power and greatness and glory gloriously.

The shrine is located near the historic milestone at least as important as landmarks in the Kingdom and is (Mansour door) which is one of the largest and most beautiful doors in the Arab world and Africa

Historians and compare Mawla Ismail King Louis XIV and the city of Meknes in Versailles, but that some of them felt that the Sultan closer to Peter the Great, who built the city of St. Petersburg and bringing them together composure and intensity in the management of governance and Aouhdahma great ambition rejecting limits.

The governor said the shrine Abdul Higher Mbrik to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the shrine is one of the famous historical icons in the Kingdom and in view of the value of Mulay Ismail, who tattooed his reign by force, wisdom and construction.

Added to Mbrik that country's capital city of Meknes Saadia known in the reign of the late Sultan height of civilization stretched from Morocco to the borders of the Far African continent to the south and north to Aruba.

He said the city of Meknes has maintained so far on many historical monuments visited by many tourists, researchers and Mnaqbi relics from around the world.

He noted that the traditional industry and architecture flourished at that time during the 17 th century and was excite curiosity impress the Europeans, especially the French, who have been associated with Morocco in that period strong diplomatic relations.

And the work of the Sultan of Morocco at the time to bring skilled workers, craftsmen and architects from around the UK and Andalus to set up the city of Meknes over several years.

It also hosted the late Sultan fences and zodiac has reached a length of more than 40 kilometers and more than 50 Papa and palaces and six mosques and schools for students of science, gardens and fountains, pools and grain stores and stables and prisons.

The Fountains elaborate mausoleum architecture Arab Islamic minute meditation and a source of great admiration and a deep sense of the splendor of Islamic architecture.

There, near the shrine, which includes solar hour is still pending until now Old market exposure where memorabilia from the city known for its power and force peace engendering two titles (the capital Ismailia) and (Mcnash olives).

Monday, 18 August 2014

Meknes global and historical heritage












Meknes Amazigh means "warrior", which is the capital point of (county) Meknes-Tlavilalt, where divided into two main parts: the new city and the old city. The founders of this city's ambitious to the point where they are cared for and developed its development in the past Vsmoha "Versailles of Morocco", like Pfersaa Louis XIV in Paris. After submission of Meknes French colonialism in the twentieth century, the French decided to develop and update, where they built a new city on European-style facilities of various buildings and streets and orchards. The moderate climate in summer (tends to colder winter) made it a comfortable home for Europeans and others, and the area around Meknes to farming area infested with olives, olive oil Almknasi known for its quality, along with the excellent vineyards mostly exported to Europe. So, is considered a major center of Meknes in Morocco in terms of agriculture and farming. Besides agriculture, surrounded by a mountain range wonderful Meknes, Ifrane, most notably that loves tourists call it the "Switzerland of the African continent," full of beautiful villas, and the ski area at a mountain Michlifen and Heri. The remains of Islamic architecture and the legacy of the most important traditional Meknes is proud of her family, where you find the door Rais and a new door and the door and the door Thursday Mansour and stud horses and tank trays, as well as the ancient city and the many minarets and mosques preach and Odharanha and angles. So Meknes received entry into the World Heritage List of UNESCO. There are some important tourist areas that can not visit the city without access to it, such as: the residential area of ​​Sidi Bozakari severe overcrowding, Hamriya, a region of modern commercial, and yard Ahudam antique and old market gardens and the ropes and the ancient city Psorha and landmarks such as knives and street Alroamazin. The Zitouna Mosque of the oldest mosque in Meknes, Morocco, in general, even today on keeping the character of the original, and with Palace Sultan Ismail top.