Place Lalla Aouda
Meknès, MAplace
About
South of Bab El Mansour lies the mechouar (parade ground), now known as Place Lalla Aouda, where Moulay Ismail inspected his famed Black Guard. After bringing 16,000 slaves from Sub-Saharan Africa, Moulay Ismail guaranteed the continued existence of his elite units by providing the soldiers with women and raising their offspring for service in the guard. At the time of writing this area was being redeveloped into a garden with fountains and community space.
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Station: 339n53w · 13.3 km away · 632m
Meknès
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