Meknes Tafilalet : sources and signs of history

Collection title

Namadij

ID

2MT00093

Source

SOREAD-2M (MA)

First broadcast date

07/07/2002

Production year

2002

Abstract

Imperial town and ancient capital of one of the great Monarchs of Morocco, Meknes has been classified by the UNESCO as part of the cultural heritage of humanity and it has the most important historical town of the Kingdom. Twenty-two kiometers from the town stands the most outstanding archaeological site of the Kingdom : Volubilis, an ancient Roman city. Moulay Idriss is a small town that reminds of the first muslim city in North Africa. In the Tafilalet, the city of Rissani has the remnants of an ancient crossroads; a transit place for caravaneers from Morocco, Mali and Niger on their way towards Sudan to export metal, fabrics, dates and salt.

Type

video

Production companies

• 2M - Own production

Broadcaster

2M - 2M

Audiovisual form

Magazine

Personalities

• Alami Ahmed

Primary theme

Arab and muslim worlds

Secondary themes

• Tourism and cultural sites / Archaeological sites

Credits / Cast

• Talbi Abdellatif - Director
• Latifi Maria - Speaker

Period of events

• From 1500 to 1800

Map locations

• Morocco - Inland - Tafilalet
• Morocco - North - Meknes

Original language

French

Media running time

14m21

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