Great mosque

Built in 1100 to be the biggest in Islam with a minaret that was never finished. In 1750 a great earthquake destroyed the mosque, but the unfinished minaret remained, the square tower in another photo.

I arrived in Morocco

March 9th 2015
Hi everyone, I arrived in Rabat yesterday after hours of travel. I flew Air France from Atlanta to Paris Charles de Gaule airport, changed planes and flew to Casablanca. If you ever have a choice of companies, choose Air France. Delta does handle part of their service, but you will notice a huge difference in Delta's customer service and that of Air France. The latter is superb and I've never hear ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer » Rabat

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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