known as the Pearl of the South or South Gate and City or Town Red Ochre is a city in Morocco in the foothills of the Atlas.
Distance: The distance between Casablanca and Marrakesh 240km east of the city was founded in 1062 by Youssef Ibn Tasufin, first king of the dynasty of the Almoravids. Historically, Morocco was known as the East of Marrakesh, this designation is still under way in Iran, Morocco name itself comes from the deformation of the English pronunciation of Marrakech Marruecos. Presentation of the city Marrakech has about 1 million inhabitants (2004 census) spread over an area of 6.2 sq. km. The population density reaches 350 inhabitants per hectare. This is the 4th largest city in Morocco after Casablanca, Rabat and Fez.
The city is divided into two parts distinct historic city or the Medina (10 miles from pregnant) and the new town whose main districts called: Guéliz and garaging. Guéliz is now the downtown mall. It was founded by the French during the Protectorate. The Hivernage concentrates many resorts. In recent years, the town expanded in the periphery including the West with the emergence of new residential areas for the region as Targa or extension of Avenue Mohammed VI. For city officials, the relentless urbanization is expected to Marrakech a brake in the coming years to avoid uncontrolled growth. Small
color taxis are metered and sand. The cost of shopping in Marrakech from 10 to 20 Dh day and slightly more expensive at night.
Doors Marrakech: Bab Bab Aghmat Agnaou (oldest door Marrakech) Bab Ahmar Bab Aylen Bab Doukkala Bab Bab Berrima Sharia Bab Ech Ed Debbagh Bab El Bab El Jédid Khémis Makhzen Bab Bab Bab er Raha Rharaza Bab er Robb Bab Fteuh Ighli Bab Bab Bab Bab Nkob Ksiba Shoushiga Taghzout
History Bab Marrakech was founded in 454 AH, corresponding to the year 1062 AD, by Ibn Youssef Tasufin, first ruler of the dynasty Almoravid.
The name comes from Marrakech Berber "Love" which means "country" and "Akouche" which means "god" giving the land of god or the holy land, but can be also seen the number of nomadic and pirates who passed through the door desert that is marrakecg, resting and we also wondered if this is not the two Arabic words "die" which means going on, and "Kush" which means squat (in fact, was known for marrakech " pirates "who attacked the nomads to steal their possessions, they had to go and crouch so that hackers do not see them !!!!), the link between the two words being" wa ", pronounced as" or "celaformait" mourawakouch ", an assumption among many other for the origin of the names of one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Soon, Marrakech, led by the Almoravids, pious and austere, numerous mosques and madrassas (Koranic schools of Theology) were constructed, and a commercial center for the Maghreb and black Africa. Marrakech is growing rapidly and emerged as a cultural and religious influence, the walls are also built to protect the city.
The city was then fortified by the son of Yusuf Ibn Tasufin, Ali Ben Youssef, the construction of walls for several kilometers, the city's architecture was influenced by Muslim Spain.
In 1147, the Almohad proponents of orthodox Islam conquered the city walls, past Almoravids exterminated almost all the monuments destroyed. The Almohad built numerous palaces and religious buildings, such as the famous Koutoubia mosque built on the ruins of a palace Almoravid.
To feed the palm trees and large gardens, an irrigation system was perfected. Marrakech, by cultural influence attracted many writers and artists, especially from Andalusia.
In 1269, Marrakech was conquered by nomads at the expense of last mérinides Almohads. Occurs when the advent the Marinids, Marrakech then fell to a certain lethargy, and its decline led to the loss of its status as capital for the benefit of his great rival, Fez.
In the early sixteenth century, Marrakech again became the capital of the kingdom, quickly reached its peak, in particular through the Saadien Sultan Mohammed El Mahdi. Part of the fortune amassed by the Sultans, Marrakech was embellished, ruined monuments were restored and sumptuous palaces built. The palace built by the Saadi, the Badi is a replica of the Alhambra, conducted with the most precious materials from Italy, Sudan, India and even China. A protocol inspired lavish Topkapi Istanbul is applied. Despite their opposition to the Turks, Saadiens are attracted by the Ottoman civilization. A remnant of this influence lies in the name of the neighborhood Derb Dabachi, which derives the term "ogdabachi" and designate a senior officer in the Ottoman military hierarchy.
Marrakech will again lose its status as capital.
At the end of the seventeenth century, the current successor to the Alawite dynasty Saadi. The throne is successively transferred to Fez and Meknes, new imperial city.
the early twentieth century, Marrakech knows few years of civil war.
In 1912, the establishment of the French protectorate in Morocco ends this anarchy. In 1956, the return from exile of King Mohammed V will be celebrated in Marrakech and in the rest of the country.
Climate: Marrakech has an arid climate trend characterized by strong seasonal and diurnal temperature ranges due to its remoteness from the Atlantic coast. The city and the surrounding plains suffer from a significant rainfall deficit in summer. Winter temperatures are mild or even cool at night. By cons summer temperatures are hot. Most people go out late at night to enjoy summer temperatures more bearable of the night and the city has a lively nightlife Medina: The Medina of Marrakech is the hub and heart of the historic city of Marrakech. Extending over a total area of 600 hectares, it is one of the largest medina in Morocco and most populated of North Africa. Its refinement and urban character derived directly from virginity total land on which it was built in the eleventh century. Built around a military camp, the Qasr El Hajar, and a market, it was increased by a kasbah in the twelfth century to protect it from repeated attacks of the Berber tribes of the plain Haouz, thus contributing to sit Almoravid lasting hegemony. The famous walls of the old city of Marrakech underwent significant changes at the whim of dynasties. Thus, they were repeatedly punched in the new gates (Bab in Arabic). Today, the height of the walls between 8 and 10 meters and cover a total distance exceeding 19 km. The recent popularity of the riads, the traditional Moroccan houses built around a central courtyard, has generated profound sociological changes in the medina of Marrakech, where the price per square meter peaked. Thus, a significant number and growing small households Marrakchis is seen driven by speculation in "exile" outside the walls. On the other hand, there is a phenomenon of densification of housing in the medina. However, it is far to attend a museumification of the medina, far from it. In fact, the success of tourism growing sustainably reinvigorated the Marrakech medina attracting many young people in the maze of the medina. Thus, it appears that more than 40,000 artisans working there, spread in different themed areas geographically organizing the medina. The Jewish quarter in the south east of the Medina, was and remains today yet to a lesser extent the Jewish quarter of Marrakech. Far from being a ghetto, the Jewish quarter consisted of some trades that over and when the history of Marrakech, became the specialties of this community (The weaver was an example of this phenomenon). It was founded in 1558 under the reign of Moulay Abdellah near the palace which allowed, as was the case in Fez, for example, the Sultan of better protection. Agdal Gardens adjacent to the south of the Royal Palace were created since 1156 by the official historian of the Almohad dynasty by El Haj Ya'is, the very man who was originally from the prestigious Koutoubia. The term "aguedal" meaning also "garden" in general by the Berbers, the description of the Gardens Aguedal not emerged as exclusive designation as the late eighteenth century. Its existence, undermined by time is intimately linked to the astute management of water resources that is made. Thus, the abstraction of water from groundwater was from the late eleventh century ensured by a dense network of "khetarras, assisted later by a more elaborate system of viaducts from Aghmat, a town further south towards the Ourika valley. Finally, the storage of rainwater was carried out by two huge Shells of the largest, called Es Sala, was used to train troops to swim to cross the Gibraltar Strait.
Guéliz: The Gueliz named Jbel Gueliz, massive sandstone low-lying north-west of the old medina in the name Berber. This was the first neighborhood outside the city walls once reserved for the dead. Based around the current Avenue Mohammed V joining the Square and Bab Foucault Nkob Jbel Gueliz the Gueliz focuses most banks and shops of Marrakech. The station, located up on 16 November is also a building dating from the time protectorale, just as the old market which was recently moved Guéliz to give way to a shopping mall. The imposing Marrakech Plaza located in front of the post, instead of November 16 and will soon host a number of European retailers in the fashion and ready-to-wear (Zara, Etam ...). Across Gueliz having been classified by the building area wilaya R + 5, there is a rapid and massive destruction of almost all inherited from the villas protectorale accompanied by intense property speculation
The Wintering : Located southwest of Gueliz, the Hivernage is a neighborhood full of opulent villas, and many resorts such as Sofitel, Sheraton, Golden Tulip Farah to name only the most prestigious. The lung is Hivernage Avenue Mohammed VI, formerly Avenue de France, and recently extended to reach the south-east road of Ourika along the ramparts of Agdal. This large and imposing home of the Green Avenue Theatre Royal, the Palais des Congrès, and the future station.
Avenue Mohammed VI: Although freshly launched in May 2004, the 5 km stretch of the Avenue Mohammed VI Avenue connecting to the Menara Road Ourika is developing rapidly in many complex residential and hotel of high standard.
Moreover, it is along the Avenue Mohammed VI that was built the largest nightclub in Africa, the Pasha of Marrakech, Marrakech institution that enabled her to acquire new permanent status rather than appointment Youth and trendy clubbers. Finally, this is the first multiplex was built in Marrakech, Mégarama, and follows the two "big" movies that were in Marrakech Gueliz The Colosseum, and the Cinema Rif in Daoudiate
source: http:// fr.wikipedia.org / wiki / Marrakech
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