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Meknes

Streetscene, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 22, 2009. A ray of late afternoon sunshine catches a woman in a tradional pale blue costume and veil, as she walks along a shady street with her young child. Sacks are piled in the foreground and other pedestrians walk through the shadows behind her. Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Streetscene, Meknes, Morocco pictured on December 22, 2009. A ray of late afternoon sunshine catches a woman in a tradional pale blue costume and veil, as she walks along a shady street with her young child. Sacks are piled in the foreground and other pedestrians walk through the shadows behind her. Meknes, one of Morocco's Imperial cities, was redeveloped under Sultan Ismail Moulay (1634-1727). It is a fortified city built from pise, or clay and straw, and was designed to be the political capital of Morocco, as opposed to Fez, the religious capital. Picture by Manuel Cohen