Marrakesh

Summary

Marrakesh is a city^[1]. Marrakesh ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,545 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Marrakesh was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[3].
• Marrakesh is located in Marrakesh Prefecture^[4].
• Marrakesh is in the country of Morocco^[5].
• Marrakesh's head of government is recorded as Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri^[6].
• Marrakesh's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Marrakesh's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Marrakesh's founder is recorded as Abu Bakr ibn Umar^[9].
• Marrakesh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sousse^[10].
• Marrakesh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Granada^[11].
• Marrakesh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Marseille^[12].
• Marrakesh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Clermont-Ferrand^[13].
• Marrakesh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Timbuktu^[14].
• Marrakesh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tashkent^[15].
• Marrakesh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ajaccio^[16].
• Marrakesh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tours^[17].
• Marrakesh's twinned administrative body is recorded as New York City^[18].
• Marrakesh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mecca^[19].
• Marrakesh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Paris^[20].
• Marrakesh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Madrid^[21].
• Marrakesh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Odesa^[22].
• Marrakesh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sidi Bennour^[23].
• Marrakesh's twinned administrative body is recorded as Granby^[24].
• Marrakesh's postal code is recorded as 40000^[25].
• Marrakesh is part of Imperial cities of Morocco^[26].
• Marrakesh's Commons category is recorded as Marrakech^[27].

Body

Geography

Marrakesh is in the country of Morocco^[5]. Marrakesh is located in Marrakesh Prefecture^[4]. Marrakesh is part of Imperial cities of Morocco^[26].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+928850'}^[28], {'amount': '+966987'}^[29], {'amount': '+823124'}^[30], and {'amount': '+1002697'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7] and big city^[8].

History and Context

1065 marks the founding of Marrakesh^[32].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Marrakesh include Morocco^[33], a constitutional monarchy^[34], in Morocco^[35], founded in 1956^[36]; Marrakesh Menara Airport^[37], an international airport^[38], in Morocco^[39]; and Marrakesh-Safi^[40], a region of Morocco^[41], in Morocco^[42], founded in 2015^[43].

Why It Matters

Marrakesh ranks in the top 1% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,545 views/month).^[2] Marrakesh has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Marrakesh is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for Marrakesh include Morocco^[33], a constitutional monarchy^[34], in Morocco^[35], founded in 1956^[36]; Marrakesh Menara Airport^[37], an international airport^[38], in Morocco^[39]; and Marrakesh-Safi^[40], a region of Morocco^[41], in Morocco^[42], founded in 2015^[43].