Video .. Learn about the Moroccan city of Marrakech

Arabiaweather.com - Ismail Kacimi - The Red City "Marrakesh" is one of the most important major cities in Morocco and is the fourth largest, as it extends north to the foothills of the Atlas Mountains.

The city is located 327 km southwest of the capital, Rabat, and 239 km south of Casablanca, the largest Moroccan city.

The city was founded in 1062 AD and as long as it was the main and most important city in the Moroccan kingdoms, it was founded by Abu Bakr bin Omar, who is the cousin of Yusuf bin Tashfin, the Almoravid king.

Since that time, Marrakech witnessed the construction of many Koranic schools, mosques and buildings with Andalusian influences, and most of the buildings during the Almoravid period and after that were built with red sandstones, so Marrakesh was known as the Red City.

Marrakesh , which was throughout those centuries a religious and cultural center in Africa, became the capital of the Kingdom of Morocco in the 16th century and witnessed the construction of many luxurious palaces and today it has become one of the most crowded economic cities in Africa and one of the most beautiful cities in the world to visit.

The old town area in Marrakesh was declared one of the World Heritage Sites classified by UNESCO in the year 1985 AD, which made it today the heart of the ancient Moroccan heritage and the pulse of Moroccan cultural life.

There are many tourist activities in Marrakech that you can do when you visit this beautiful and delightful city, so do not miss it and remember that you are in the best tourist destination for the year 2015, according to the famous Trip Advisor.