Mohamed V Mausoleum

The Start of a Great Tour

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March 16th 2013
From our hotel in Casablanca, we all walked the short distance to the train station where we caught the train over to the capital city of Rabat. It was a very uneventful train ride as most everyone in the group had yet to really get to know each other. Thankfully, the ride was short and we arrived in Rabat in about an hour. Nearby was a small pizzeria place that Abdul had led us to. Here we were a ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Meknès-Tafilalet » Moulay Idriss

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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