Medina of Marrakesh

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UNESCO World Heritage Site historic city center medina walled city

The Medina of Marrakesh is the historic walled old city of Marrakesh, Morocco, renowned for its bustling souks, palaces, mosques, and distinctive red sandstone architecture.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
Marrakesh medina 4
Kasbah district of Marrakech 1
Kasbah district of Marrakesh 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historic city center ⓘ
medina ⓘ
walled city ⓘ
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture ⓘ
Moorish architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
colorNickName Red City core ⓘ
country Morocco ⓘ
foundedBy Almoravid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMarketType covered souks ⓘ
hasPart Bab Agnaou NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bahia Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ben Youssef Madrasa NERFINISHED ⓘ
El Badi Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jemaa el-Fnaa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Koutoubia Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saadian Tombs NERFINISHED ⓘ
city ramparts ⓘ
traditional souk quarter ⓘ
hasStreetPattern irregular narrow streets ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inception 11th century ⓘ
locatedIn Marrakesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInContinent Africa ⓘ
locatedInRegion Marrakesh-Safi NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInSubregion North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainLanguage Moroccan Arabic ⓘ
materialUsed pisé (rammed earth) ⓘ
red sandstone ⓘ
notableFor bustling souks ⓘ
city walls and gates ⓘ
historic palaces ⓘ
mosques ⓘ
red sandstone architecture ⓘ
partOf city of Marrakesh NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryReligionTradition Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantPeriod Alaouite period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Almohad period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Almoravid period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saadian period NERFINISHED ⓘ
tourismAttractionType cultural tourism destination ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageAreaType urban ensemble ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i) ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
(v) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1985 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Arab States NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 331 ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marrakesh-Safi region → containsUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
subject surface form: Marrakesh-Safi
World Heritage Sites in Africa → hasComponentSite → Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
Red City → alsoKnownAs → Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Red City of Marrakesh
Red City → appliesTo → Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
this entity surface form: historic center of Marrakesh
Red City → associatedWith → Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marrakesh medina
Jemaa el-Fnaa → locatedIn → Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
Jemaa el-Fnaa → partOf → Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Medina of Marrakesh UNESCO World Heritage Site
Jemaa el-Fnaa → hasNearby → Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
this entity surface form: souks of Marrakesh
Saadian Tombs → locatedIn → Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kasbah district of Marrakesh
Ochre City → associatedWith → Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
this entity surface form: historic medina of Marrakesh
Koutoubia Mosque → locatedIn → Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
El Badi Palace → locatedIn → Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marrakesh medina
El Badi Palace → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
Bahia Palace → touristCityAttractionOf → Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marrakesh medina
Moroccan medina → example → Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
Royal Palace of Marrakech → locatedInOldCity → Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
Royal Palace of Marrakech → locatedInNeighborhood → Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kasbah district of Marrakech
RAK → servesAsGatewayTo → Medina of Marrakesh ⓘ
subject surface form: Marrakesh Menara Airport
this entity surface form: Marrakesh medina