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City of Cats...

May 4th 2013
We first saw them last night as we walked to our riad from the gate of the Medina...cats everywhere! Today, as we stolled the medina and souks, cats prowled the edges of the streets and kittens rolled out under our feet. The Moroccans hold them in affection, it appears...one would sleep in our room in Marrakech, and the restaurant where we ate lunch today had several cats, from an old tomcat to ... read more
Africa » Morocco » Fès-Boulemane » Fes

Moroccan Flag 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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