High tourisme: Guide tourist places in Marrakech Morocco

introduction

Marrakech is the capital of the south of Morocco, a penetrating immortal landmarks in history, fought in that

great kings and by successive dynasties, and was constructed by traditional craftsmen and scientists, architects and painters sculptors through the ages plush palaces, mosques, parks and schools.

It is a city that lent its name to Morocco for a period of periods of history, and met her nomadic population of the mountains, where all goods are available, and flourished by traditional industry, and constructed by luxury hotels, restaurants, golf courses and casinos.

Marrakech usual wake up every morning 800 years ago to prayer from the altitude of 70 meters silo Koutoubia, Marrakech Menara spiritual.

The sun shines on Marrakech in different segments of people sweeping the twisted alleys of the city antique, and men rushing in the direction of the mosque of Ibn Yusuf stuck in school, one of the most prominent historical monuments in Marrakech, a Koranic school spacious and wonderful Almareni founded by Sultan Abu Al-Hassan (1331-1349).

The city of Marrakech in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, 30 km of which where a height of 450 meters above sea level, and 4 km south of the left bank of the River Tenseevt, and by virtue of its geographical location varied temperatures contributed to the existence of environments plant are scanty and diversity.

And preferred to come back to the founding of the city's famous King Ibn Yasin leader stationed in 1062. was called on the name of this region of Marrakech, a Berber word meaning "passed quickly", as the station was then stops thieves and bandits to raid the caravans.

In the year 1147 combined armies stormed the gates of Marrakech, and then entered the city a new era of greatness and prestige, and became the capital of the Islamic Maghreb unchallenged.

Maps illustrative of the main tourist areas