Topic: Meknes

Highlights Of Morocco

Magic scenery, culture and cuisine make Morocco a top adventure travel treat The essence of Morocco lies in its ancient cities, medieval bazaars and high mountain villages. Majestic deserts, resplendent fields and mud brick kasbahs add even further depth for the intrigued ...

Morocco Mausoleum

<div><p>The mausoleum of Moulay Ismail—one of Morocco’s greatest rulers, who made Meknès his capital city in the 17th century—consists of three brightly decorated courts, a mosque, and the tombs of the sultan and his family. A visit ...

Morroco police to probe minaret collapse: agency

RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's government ordered a police investigation into the collapse of a centuries-old mosque that left 41 people dead, state news agency MAP reported on Sunday.The Lalla Khenata mosque's minaret collapsed in the old Bab el Bardiyine neighborhood ...
Criticism mounted Saturday over the apparent lack of maintenance of an 18th-century mosque in central Morocco, a day after its minaret collapsed, killing 41 people and injuring 76 others.Rescuers ended their search midday in the central city of Meknes, concluding all ...

Mosque collapse raises questions over maintenance

Criticism mounted Saturday over the apparent lack of maintenance of an 18th-century mosque in central Morocco, a day after its minaret collapsed, killing 41 people and injuring 76 others.Rescuers ended their search midday in the central city of Meknes, concluding all ...
Death toll rises to 41 after Moroccan minaret collapse Moroccan King Mohammed VI on Saturday ordered experts to check the safety of the country's historic mosques as the death toll from the collapse of a centuries-old minaret rose to 41 people ...

Morocco minaret collapse raises questions

Criticism mounted Saturday over the apparent lack of maintenance of an 18th-century mosque in central Morocco, a day after its minaret collapsed, killing 41 people and injuring 76 others.Rescuers ended their search midday in the central city of Meknes, concluding all ...

Morocco minaret collapse leaves at least 41 dead

The collapse of a historic minaret in the central Moroccan city of Meknes has killed at least 41 people, injuring 76 others, an official said Saturday updating the casualty toll.Rescuers were searching the rubble for other possible victims after the minaret ...

Residents angry over Moroccan minaret disaster

RABAT (Reuters) - Rescuers on Saturday dug out the last corpse of more than 40 worshippers crushed to death when a 400-year-old Moroccan mosque minaret collapsed, officials said.The last body was pulled out early on Saturday," parliamentarian Abdallah Bouanou told Reuters from ...

Morocco minaret collapse 'kills 40'

The collapse of a minaret in a historic mosque has killed at least 40 people, injuring 71 others, in the central Moroccan city of Meknes, a local official said Saturday.Among those injured in Friday's collapse of the minaret of the ...