Marrakesh

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Marrakesh is a historic and vibrant city in western Morocco, renowned for its bustling medina, iconic red sandstone architecture, and rich cultural heritage.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Marrakesh canonical 104
Marrakesh, Morocco 6
Marrakech 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
capitalOf Marrakesh-Safi region
climate semi-arid climate
continent Africa
coordinateLatitude 31.6295
coordinateLongitude -7.9811
country Morocco
economy handicrafts
tourism
trade
elevationAboveSeaLevel 466
foundedBy Almoravid dynasty
hasTouristAttraction Bahia Palace
El Badi Palace
Jemaa el-Fnaa
Koutoubia Mosque
Jemaa el-Fnaa
surface form: Majorelle Garden

Menara Gardens
Saadian Tombs
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationStart 1985
historicalRole former capital of Morocco
imperial city of Morocco
inception 1070
11th century
knownFor cultural festivals
street markets
traditional riad houses
languageUsed Berber languages
French
Maghrebi Arabic
surface form: Moroccan Arabic
locatedIn Marrakesh-Safi region
Marrakesh-Safi region
surface form: western Morocco
locatedNear Atlas Mountains
nickname Ochre City
Red City
notableFor historic medina
palaces and gardens
red sandstone architecture
souks
partOf North Africa
surface form: Maghreb
population over 900000
populationRankInCountry one of the largest cities in Morocco
railwayConnection Casablanca
Rabat
servedBy Marrakesh Menara Airport
timeZone UTC+1
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Marrakesh self-linksurface differs
surface form: Medina of Marrakesh

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Auchinleck, Claude deathPlace Marrakesh
subject surface form: Claude Auchinleck
RAK serves Marrakesh
subject surface form: Marrakesh Menara Airport
RAK locatedIn Marrakesh
subject surface form: Marrakesh Menara Airport
RAK cityServed Marrakesh
subject surface form: Marrakesh Menara Airport
RAK primaryAirportFor Marrakesh
subject surface form: Marrakesh Menara Airport
this entity surface form: Marrakesh urban area
GMMX serves Marrakesh
subject surface form: Marrakesh Menara Airport
GMMX cityServed Marrakesh
subject surface form: Marrakesh Menara Airport
GMMX locatedIn Marrakesh
subject surface form: Marrakesh Menara Airport
Terminal 1 locatedIn Marrakesh
subject surface form: Terminal 1 (Marrakesh Menara Airport)
Terminal 1 servesCity Marrakesh
subject surface form: Terminal 1 (Marrakesh Menara Airport)
Terminal 3 locatedIn Marrakesh
subject surface form: Terminal 3 (Marrakesh Menara Airport)
Terminal 3 serves Marrakesh
subject surface form: Terminal 3 (Marrakesh Menara Airport)
Terminal 2 locatedIn Marrakesh
subject surface form: Terminal 2 (Marrakesh Menara Airport)
Terminal 2 servesCity Marrakesh
subject surface form: Terminal 2 (Marrakesh Menara Airport)
Terminal 2 servesTravelersTo Marrakesh
subject surface form: Terminal 2 (Marrakesh Menara Airport)
Terminal 2 servesTravelersFrom Marrakesh
subject surface form: Terminal 2 (Marrakesh Menara Airport)
ONCF regionServed Marrakesh
محطة الدار البيضاء الميناء connectsTo Marrakesh
this entity surface form: محطة مراكش