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The history of Marrakesh, a city in southern Morocco, stretches back nearly a thousand years. The country of Morocco itself is named after it. The country of Morocco itself is named after it. Founded c. 1070 by the Almoravids as the capital of their empire, Marrakesh went on to also serve as the imperial capital of the Almohad Caliphate from 1147.
Marrakesh or Marrakech (/ m ə ˈ r æ k ɛ ʃ, ˌ m ær ə ˈ k ɛ ʃ /; [3] Arabic: مراكش, romanized: murrākuš, pronounced [murraːkuʃ]) is the fourth-largest city in Morocco. [2] It is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakesh–Safi region. The city lies west of the foothills of the Atlas Mountains.
Marrakesh Menara Airport (Berber languages: ⴰⵣⴰⴳⵯⵣ ⵏ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ⵎⵉⵏⴰⵕⴰ, Arabic: مطار مراكش المنارة, French: Aéroport de Marrakech-Ménara, IATA: RAK, ICAO: GMMX) is an international airport serving Marrakesh, [2] the capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region in Morocco.
1985 - Medina of Marrakesh UNESCO World Heritage Site established. [22] 1987 Marrakech Marathon begins. École supérieure de commerce de Marrakech (school) established. 1994 August: Hotel shooting. Population: 745,541. [15] 1996 - Musée Bert-Flint (museum) opens. [citation needed] 2000 - École nationale des sciences appliquées de Marrakech ...
Although the city of Marrakesh was founded by the Almoravids in 1060, Jews settled 40 km away and there is no recorded Jewish presence in the city until 1232. After the Reconquista and expulsion of Jews from the Iberian Peninsula in 1492, Sephardic Jews (known as the Megorashim) started to arrive in great numbers to Morocco, settling mostly in cities and mixing with the local Jewish population ...
The existence of funduqs in Marrakesh dates to beginning of its history. Their activity, prominence, and number waxed and waned according to the city's periods of prosperity and decline. The peaks of such prosperity were during the Almoravid and Almohad periods (11th-13th centuries), the Saadian period (16th century), and under certain later ...
The eastern walls of the city, near Bab Debbagh. Marrakesh was founded in 1070 by Abu Bakr ibn Umar, the early leader of the Almoravids. [1] [2] At first, the city's only major fortification was the Ksar al-Hajjar ("Palace/Fortress of Stone"), a royal citadel built by Abu Bakr to protect the treasury.
Morocco, [d] officially the Kingdom of Morocco, [e] is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south.