Marrakech .. the city of "seven men"

Marrakesh Morocco's tourist front, its capital during the days of the Almoravid and Almohad rulers, and the red city in relation to the predominant color on its buildings, and is described in the city of joy, where the spirit of humor and the tendency of humor is not hidden by its people.

The Europeans describe the city as a charming nature and healthy climate, making thousands of them choose to settle in. They have world personalities and great names in politics, art and sports.
Location
Located in the south of Morocco at the foot of the Atlantic Mountains, 30 kilometers away, it is 450 meters above sea level. It is 327 kilometers from the capital Rabat. It is characterized by a semi-dry climate, mild wet weather and hot dry summer.

The city is estimated at about 230 square kilometers, and is described as "the red city, wide open, the university between free heat and shadows, and snow and palm."

Population
Marrakesh is Morocco's third-largest city with a population of more than 1 million of the country's population, according to official estimates. Most of them are employed in the modern and traditional services, industry, entrepreneurship and public service sectors.

Economy
The city's economy is heavily dependent on tourism and real estate, and it is based on traditional industry as an important source of tourism. More than 40,000 people work in the pottery, copper, leather, carpet and other industries, as well as exhibitions such as the Marrakech International Fair for Industry and Aviation Services.

The city has a modern transport network and roads, with a railway and an international airport, the second in Morocco in terms of passenger traffic.

Marrakesh was chosen as the world's top tourist destination by 2015, in a ranking compiled by the world-renowned Trip Advisor. Marrakech has surpassed the world's most prestigious capitals, including London, Rome and Paris.

"Zahra Al-Janoub" achieved the first place on the national level in terms of the number of tourists in the city, which exceeded two million tourists in 2014, and ranked seventh in the Arab world, in the results of the cities that saw the largest number of visitors, according to a report in the British newspaper The Independent.

Marrakech is the first tourist center in Morocco and has an important hotel infrastructure, with more than 1,400 housing units, including more than 170 hotels.
Date
The establishment of Marrakesh dates back to the time of the Almoravids, and the narratives differ in the interpretation of the name; some see that Marrakesh is an Amazigh word meaning "pass quickly"; others see Aksh as the name of an ancient god.

There are those who believe that the name "Marrakesh" is due to the Amazigh word "Amor n Akush". It speaks Amazigh Amorrak, meaning the country of God or the land of God, a sign of its universal dimension and belonging to all humanity.

Since its establishment as the capital of the Almoravids to the French occupation of modern times, Marrakesh has been referred to all of Morocco. It is still spoken in all languages, such as Marrakesh, Marocus and Moroco.

Historical sources say that the construction of the first nucleus of Marrakech was in 1070 by a group of Amazigh tribes came from the desert, and chose its location near the desert of Mtuna, and the mountains Almmsamda.

The red city is described as most of its houses are painted red and more beautiful and bright with the reflection of the sunset light on their homes.

Marrakesh is also known as the City of Seven Men, and the origin of this is attributed to a group of prominent scholars and Sufis who lived in the city and played a major role in spreading the political, intellectual and educational awareness among their inhabitants. They were Yusuf bin Ali al-Sanhaji, Ayad ibn Musa al-Yusebi, Abbas al-Sabti, Muhammad ibn Sulaiman al-Jazuli, Abdul Aziz al-Taba'a, Muhammad ibn 'Ajal al-Ghazawani and' Abd al-Rahman al-Dareer.

The city was a major urban and organizational boom during the reign of Sultan Yusuf ibn Tashifin (1061-1107) and became the capital and political and cultural center of the Almoravid state and the entire Islamic West.

Al-Humairi described it as "the largest city in Morocco, and its commerce and competition were very competitive. The city was built with hotels and baths. It has a great Caesarea, the most beautiful country in Morocco.

After the year 1147, the Almohad state contributed to the development of the city after it took a capital and left it with landmarks still in place, and all those who came after them from the Marinids, even though they did not take it as the capital and the Saadian, insisted that the walls of the bracelets and buildings be painted the bricks and mud closest to the reds, The Red City.

Under the rule of the Alawites, it took place in the days of Sultan Sidi Mohamed, where many neighborhoods and landmarks were built and several of its mosques, walls and monuments were restored.
Landmarks
The city of Marrakesh is rich with historical and cultural monuments that bear witness to a long history, including the walls of Marrakech, which is estimated to be about nine kilometers long, and has doors, notably the door of Aknau and Doukkala.

Including the Almoravid dome, a living witness that highlights the beauty of the Murabeti architecture, and features engravings with arches and shapes resembling a seven-star.

Some of the ancient historians and geographers consider the palace in Marrakesh to be one of the wonders of the world because it contains four gardens, decorations, marble, crowns and pillars covered with gold leaves and multicolored tiles.

One of the most famous landmarks of the city is the Koutoubia Mosque, the Ibn Youssef School and the Jemaa el Fna square, which is frequented by pilgrims from inside and outside Morocco. UNESCO in 1997 considered it a humane oral heritage.

The "Palm Capital" has other landmarks and attractions, including the Majorelle Gardens, which include rare plants and flowers from the five continents, the Manara Gardens,