Marrakech is a city located in central Morocco at the foot of the Atlas Mountains . Marrakech is nicknamed “the red city” or the “ochre city” in reference to the red color of a large part of its buildings and houses.

Marrakech and its urban area will have just over one million inhabitants in 2024. In terms of population, the city is the third largest city in the country, tied with its historic rival, Fez, behind Casablanca and Rabat. An imperial city, like Meknes, Fez and Rabat, Marrakech was the capital of Morocco for nearly 350 years, under the Almoravid (11th – 12th centuries), Almohad (12th – 13th centuries), Saadian (16th – 17th centuries) dynasties. ), as well as under the reign of Mohammed ben Abdallah of the current Alawite dynasty (reigning from 1757 to 1790).

Marrakech is home to a vast 600-hectare medina, the most populated in North Africa, and classified as a world heritage site by UNESCO. Thanks to the vitality of its 900-year-old medina, its world-class hotel infrastructure and its sunny climate, Marrakech has established itself as the undisputed capital of tourism in Morocco. Served by the country's second largest airport in terms of traffic, Marrakech - Menara Airport, the city welcomed nearly three million visitors in 2019. eyes; and once she remembered trying to box.