Meknes (Ameknas, Mequinez) is a city in northern Morocco, located 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Fes. Meknes was the capital of Morocco under the reign of Moulay Ismail (1672–1727), before it was relocated to Marrakech. Meknes is named after a Berber tribe which was known as Miknasa (native Berber name: Imeknasen) in the medieval North African sources.
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