From the Kasbah

Tangiers!!!

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June 6th 2011
We had a free weekend this past week, and so seven of us from the group decided to go to Tangiers for a short relaxed vacation from Meknes. Tangiers is the most international part of Morocco, with influences from many parts of Europe and Africa, and is a vacation destination for many Europeans. We arrived in Tangiers around five o'clock in the afternoon and went directly to our hotel. We st ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Tangier-Tétouan » Tangier

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In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more