Meknes
City in Morocco: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Meknes: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Meknes is a city in Morocco, in Fes-Meknes. About 568,295 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Morocco in our atlas.
It lies at 33.89° N, 5.55° W, about 531 m (1,742 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Casablanca time zone.
Location
Red dot: Meknes. Green dots: other major cities of Morocco. Map data: Natural Earth.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in MoroccoNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Fes · 53 km
- Kenitra · 104 km
- Salé · 117 km
- Rabat · 119 km
- Tétouan · 188 km
- Casablanca · 193 km
- Tangier · 209 km
- Al Hoceïma · 212 km
Sources
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2542715 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q178663 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
Photo credits
- Meknes: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Detail of Dar Jamai Museum - Medina (Old City) - Meknes - Morocco - 01: Adam Jones, Ph.D., CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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