Marrakech tourist information

Marrakech or Marakesh is a city in southwestern Morocco in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. One of the possible origin of its name could be from the Tamazight (Berber) words mur (n) akuch, which means Land of God. (The root "mur" is nowadays in the Berber languages only used in the feminin form "tamurt"). The same word "mur/mawr" appears in the country Mauritania, but this interpretation is still unproven to this day, and there are other possibilities which are often invoked. The name Morocco itself derives from Murrakush. This city is the capital of the Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz region. Marrakech has the largest traditional market (souk) in Morocco and also has the busiest square in the entire continent of Africa, called Djemaa el Fna.

Like many North African and Middle Eastern cities, Marrakech has two main divisions: the old city (médina) and the modern city.

Things to do * El Badi Palace * Royal Palace (Dar el Makhzen) and méchouars * Bahia Palace * Dar Si Saïd Museum * Maison Tiskiwin * Dar el Glaoui * Villa Majorelle at the Majorelle Garden * Dar Si Saïd Museum * Marrakech Museum * Bert Flint Museum at Maison Tiskiwin * Islamic Art Museum at the Majorelle Garden * Palmery * Majorelle Garden * Ménara Garden and olive grove * Agdal Garden * Koutoubia Mosque park at Square de Foucauld

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