According to Arab historians, the origin of Meknes dates back to the Roman Period. It is thought that Meknes might be a forward post for the Roman city, Volubilis. Etched in every corner of Meknes are unique arts and crafts, lively markets, incorporated neighborhoods, intricate gardens, enormous gates, colossal walls, and great monuments that are an attestation to the History of Meknes. In 1996 Meknes was classified as a World heritage site for the edification and pleasure of humanity.

Meknes is the Versailles of Morocco, unfortunately the majestic design of the Royal Palace for the sultan Moulay Ismail was left unfinished. Today the city is the center of trading and producing citrus, cereal crops, wine and olives.

The ancient city is not as well maintained as the others found in Morocco, but the royal palace encompasses most of it. A tyrant in many words, the Sultan Moulay Ismail who ruled for 55 years during the 1700 commissioned the building of a massive royal palace. Despite his apparent penchant for huge undertakings in terms of building, Ismail never achieved his desire of making Meknes an Imperial city to beckon awe and inspiration. Meknes has always had this sense of emptiness that not even the recently constructed French city can overcome.

The Moroccan city of Tetouan is located a few miles south of the Strait of Gibraltar and southeast of Tangier. It is the capital and cultural centre of the region Tangier and the only open port of Morocco on the Mediterranean Sea. The Jews comprise about a fifth of the 320,539 inhabitants since 2004.

Their language is Moroccan Darija-Arabic and Berber-Tamazight.  They do not use Arabic as their national language.  This is although Spanish and French are still widely used by the intellectuals and the business people.  Considering that the main religion is Islam, there are those who practice Judaism and Christianity as well.

Oujda is the capital of Eastern Morocco; it is approximately situated 15 km from the west side of Algeria. It is a hub for Maghreb tourism due to its advantageous geographical location. Oujda is a juncture between North African Countries and Morocco.

Contrary to popular belief, Oujda was founded by the Berbers instead of the Moors. Ziri Ben Attia founded Oujda during the 10th century, and it remained the house of his kingdom until his death some 80 years later. After Ziri Ben Attia, the Ziyanids lorded over Oujda for a hundred years when the Turkish began presiding over the city. Skirmishes, which are near the Algerian boundary, were very common until the 1960’s.

During one of these riots, students and other groups fought for their beliefs in what is now called the Algerian Border War. Interaction with the Algerians calmed down a bit during the 1980’s and Morocco and Algeria began practicing an open border policy to allow the enjoyment of what both countries had to offer. Unfortunately when civil war broke in Algeria, the border was once again closed.

On the road linking Rabat and Tangier lies Kenitra along the Atlantic Ocean by the Sebour River.  Marshal Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyauteyin founded Kenitra in 1912. He was the primary French resident general who converted Kenitra into a military fort in place of Larache.  It was under Lyauteyin’s rule when Kenitra was renamed Port Lyauteyin. In 1965 when the French relinquished Morocco over to Moroccan rule the name was changed into Kenitra.

Nowadays, Kenitra is still a very significant naval base and it is exporting grains, fruits, vegetables, citrus and zinc coming from the Midlet and cork souced from the Mamora forests.  The city also ventured into textile milling, tobacco processing, fish importation and fertilizer processing.