Meknes

Summary

Meknes is a city^[1]. Meknes has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Meknes was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[3].
• Meknes is located in Meknès Prefecture^[4].
• Meknes is in the country of Morocco^[5].
• Meknes's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Meknes's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Meknes's instance of is recorded as urban commune of Morocco^[8].
• Meknes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nîmes^[9].
• Meknes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tulkarm^[10].
• Meknes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santarém^[11].
• Meknes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stralsund^[12].
• Meknes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Orléans^[13].
• Meknes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cenon^[14].
• Meknes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bourg-en-Bresse^[15].
• Meknes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bologna^[16].
• Meknes's twinned administrative body is recorded as East Jerusalem^[17].
• Meknes's postal code is recorded as 50000^[18].
• Meknes is part of Imperial cities of Morocco^[19].
• Meknes's Commons category is recorded as Meknes^[20].
• Meknes's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.883333333333, 'lon': -5.55}^[21].
• Meknes's official website is recorded as https://communemeknes.ma/^[22].
• Meknes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Meknes^[23].
• Meknes has a population of {'amount': '+393791'}^[24].
• Meknes has a population of {'amount': '+469169'}^[25].
• Meknes has a population of {'amount': '+520428'}^[26].
• Meknes has a population of {'amount': '+319783'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Meknes is in the country of Morocco^[5]. Meknes is located in Meknès Prefecture^[4]. Meknes is part of Imperial cities of Morocco^[19].

Physical Characteristics

Meknes covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+370'}^[28]. Meknes sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+535'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+393791'}^[24], {'amount': '+469169'}^[25], {'amount': '+520428'}^[26], {'amount': '+319783'}^[27], {'amount': '+601000'}^[30], and {'amount': '+551503'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], big city^[7], and urban commune of Morocco^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Meknes include Fès-Meknès^[32], a region of Morocco^[33], in Morocco^[34], founded in 2015^[35].

Why It Matters

Meknes has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Meknes is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Meknes include Fès-Meknès^[32], a region of Morocco^[33], in Morocco^[34], founded in 2015^[35].