What Country Was Meknes In?

Meknes (Meknès - Tafilalet, Morocco) lies within 12 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Roman Empire, from 1 BC to AD 299. The earliest state recorded here is Carthaginian Empire (500 BC).

Who ruled Meknes?

Period (by border map)	Ruled by
500 BC – 201 BC	Carthaginian Empire
200 BC – 2 BC	Mauretania
1 BC – AD 299	Roman Empire
AD 300 – AD 399	Rome (Maximian)
AD 400 – AD 499	Western Roman Empire
AD 500 – AD 699	Unclaimed / no data
AD 700 – AD 799	Mauri
AD 800 – AD 999	Idrisid Caliphate
1000 – 1099	Caliphate of Córdoba
1100 – 1199	Almoravid dynasty
1200 – 1299	Almohad Caliphate
1300 – 1491	Morocco
1492 – 1599	Wattasid Caliphate
1600 – 1649	Wattasid Morocco
1650 – 1937	Morocco
1938 – 1944	Morocco (France)
1945 – today	Morocco

Map showing Meknes in AD 100 — Border map for AD 100. See Europe in AD 100.

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Historic cities nearby

Fez · about 60 km
Marrakesh · about 340 km
Seville · about 390 km
Granada · about 410 km

Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.

Famous people from the region

Lived	Person
1304 – 1369	Ibn Battuta	Traveller

Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.