The Cisterns

Heading South

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March 29th 2008
This morning we headed to the mosque for the tour of the building - there are no tours on fridays because it is the holy day. The guide showed us the prayer hall which had huge pillars and chandeliers from Venice. Downstairs we saw the washing rooms. Then we drove to El Jadida where we walked along the beach and then saw the cisterns in the old city. Then we drove along the coast to Oual ... read more

Africa » Morocco

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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