Marrakech

Marrakech (in Arabic: مراكش,), nicknamed the Red City (in Arabic: red city) or city Mgharwih, is a city located in the center of Morocco, the interior, at the foot of the Atlas Mountains. 

Red City title refers to the red color of many buildings and homes. 

The city was founded in 1071 by Yusuf ibn Yasin , as is Senhaji, at the head of the Berber Empire stationed. In the past, Morocco was known in the East under the name of Marrakech ( the name still exists in Iran); the name of Morocco comes from the deformation of the Portuguese pronunciation of Marrakech: Marrocos. 

Marrakech counts 928 850 inhabitants, according to the census of 2014, and extends over an area of 230 km population density 2.THE up to 350 people per hectare in the city of Medina. It is the largest city in Morocco after the fourth Casablanca, Fez and Tangiers. 

The city is divided into two distinct parts: the historical city (ten kilometers speaker), the new city called Guéliz and Hivernage Askar roundabout Sidi Youssef Ben Ali, Mouhamid, Daoudiat key areas. Today guéliz is the commercial center of the city. Founded by the French during the protectorate. Hivernage neighborhood focus of many resorts. In recent years, the city is expanding in the suburbs, especially in the West with the emergence of new residential areas , such as the Targa area or extension of Avenue Mohammed VI or north Tamansourt.