Saint's tomb

The tomb of one of the saints who introduced Islam to Morocco and which is still a place of pilgrimage.......just like St Columbus bringing Christianity from Ireland to Scotland. That's a well in the in the foreground.

Jenks & Jane on the Road to Morocco Days 8, 9 and 10

March 11th 2011
Beginning with a brief recap of the previous night. We were marooned in the hotel. Not by civil disturbance, war, pestilence or anything dramatic but by rain. Just as we were leaving the hotel to head into the medina for dinner it started raining. We hung around for 15 minutes waiting for a taxi but, in common with the rest of the world, when it rains the taxis disappear. As the rain was showing ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Essaouira

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

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