lundi 12 janvier 2015

Marrakech: Introduction

Welcome to Marrakech! More and more travelers are seduced by the atmosphere, the cultural richness and flavors from a trip to Marrakech. The home is a real skill in this destination, where one pampers visitors barely out of the airport.
It must be said that in four days, a traveler can spend close to € 850, the equivalent of three to four months' salary for a Moroccan: we understand that every visitor is considered a VIP. The people of Marrakech, nicknamed bahja (happy people), are still willing to spend quality time with those they receive. For nearly a century, tourists enjoy the enchantment of the Djemaa el Fna. In hammams and riads, the traditional houses built around a patio that earned the medina to be registered by UNESCO as World Heritage Site, guests are treated like royalty.
The 2011 attack on the Djemaa el Fna shocked the public and all lovers of Marrakech. But when we survived as it to the vagaries of history retaining both its energy as its wonderful pink walls, we do not let down: drying her tears, Marrakech has recovered and quickly returned to the fire tea welcome to the mint.
This online guide helps you find all the practical information you need to visit Marrakech.

Marrakech

Marrakech (Latin: Marrakech)  is the third largest city in the Kingdom of Morocco in terms of population density and is located in South Central. The city's population has reached more than 900 thousand people in 2012. Yusuf ibn Yasin founded the city in 1062 AD, which is named after his son Joseph School months the city's schools.

Sports

Marrakech is home to many of the Moroccan football teams, namely:
Star Marrakech
Kawkab Marrakech
MCA Marrakech Club
Olympic Club Marrakech
The city also has a circuit Moulay Hassan car races, which extends the length of 4.624 kilometers and hosts the stages of the world championship for touring car racing, Formula 2 Championship and El Alto-G-B will also be held by the Marrakech Marathon.
The sport of golf a popular sports in the city where he has a 3 golf courses.

Education

Number of schools Marrakech six most famous son of Joseph School Abbasid school and school Houmt Aldkalh door, and the School of the people and the school and the school Mouassine Houmt Sidi Mohammed bin Saleh, also resides in the city, many of the centers of higher education, including
Cadi Ayyad University also known as Marrakech University which was established in 1978 and comprises 13 colleges
National Institute of Applied Sciences in Marrakech, which was established in 2000 and the Ministry of Higher Education and specializes in engineering and scientific research
Higher Institute of Commerce of Sciences, founded by Ahmed Panis in 1987 and enjoyed a private management and specializes in Commerce and Business Administration Sciences.
Private University in Marrakech
School son of Joseph [edit]

Inner lobby of the School of the son of Joseph months Schools Marrakech.
Historical sources confirm that the first nucleus of this school belonging to the period Marinid. Sultan Abdullah Al-Saadi has been restored mostly built between the years 1564-1565. And is rightly considered a masterpiece of Moroccan schools.
Are Ben Youssef School of paramount importance, because of its location Square son of Joseph, which carry great historical significance, as well as being the original nucleus of the city of Marrakech.
I've re-Saadi dynasty life to this neighborhood Bbnaúhm school-shaped box with a total area of about 1680 square meters. Over four centuries, the institution was a stronghold for scientists and a popular destination for students hungry for knowledge in various fields of science, private and religious jurisprudence of them. It also reflects the splendor Saadi art. The entrance of the building, it draws the visitor dome with stalactites made of gypsum attention, bearing Nqastein. Mediates school swimming and art galleries topped with rooms divided on the upper floor. The prayer hall are composed of three transverse slabs separated by two rows of marble columns. The tiles are available on the side wooden cabinets, used especially students of the school Kmketbat.
Administrative divisions

Tourism

Given the wealth of cultural heritage large, has become the city of Marrakech kiss global tourism and the headquarters of the high-level international conferences, it occupies a special niche in modern Morocco.
Vmrakesh of the major tourist poles in Morocco and attract European tourists in particular. One major events held in the city:
Arts Festival in Marrakech
Marrakech International Film Festival

Walls and doors

Historians disagree on the date of construction of the walls of the city of Marrakech, but most likely it to between 1126 and 1127 m. Geographical estimated Idrissi along these walls Almoravid about nine kilometers were all built rammed earth or what is termed locally as «the board» or «cob».

Doukkala door and door Aghmat months doors Marrakech
During the reign of the Unitarians, the caliph Yaqub al-Mansur worked to strengthen the fabric of the city and fortifications built trachea, which was the seat of government or stored city, along the lines of other cities in the Muslim West. Unitarians support Casbah several doors disappeared some leaving only door Agnaou which is still Raassaa off the silo mosque, the main door of the rod and the Almohad unique form for the rest of the doors through full bow homogenized parties, sorghum and decoration. Pape Doukkala and Aghmat (See Bab Doukkala door Aghmat).
The Babi Doukkala and Aghmat from the main doors that permeates the walls of the ancient city of Marrakech, where endemic Bab Doukkala in the western part, and leads to the mosque door Doukkala, while there door Aghmat in the east of the ancient city open so on the road leading to the angle of Sidi Bin Saleh.
With regard to the door Doukkala It consists of two towers flanking a large corridor leads to the heart of the old city, and return label this section Bdkalh adjacent to the city, which was then inhabited by the Almohad static field. With regard to the door Aghmat It constitutes one of the towers that permeates the eastern side of the city walls outlets.

Economy

MARRakesh is a vital element of the economy and culture of Morocco. Improvements to the highway between Casablanca and Agadir airport and led to a significant increase in tourism in the city, which now attracts more than 2 million tourists a year. Given the importance of tourism to the economy of Morocco weak as a whole, King Mohammed VI bin Hassan vowed to attract 20 million tourists a year to Morocco by 2020, double the number of tourists for the year 2012. The city's popular Bafrensien, has bought many celebrities of the French real estate in the city, including the giants of fashion Yves Saint Laurent and Jean Paul Gaultier.
In the nineties, he was living in the city, very few foreigners, but the real estate development projects have risen during the past 15 years, and by 2005 bought more than 3,000 foreign real estate in the city, and attract them to the culture and the prices are relatively cheap housing. In the French weekly magazine Le Point reported that it has Marrakech became desirable position for a group of European aircraft. However, despite the tourism boom, the majority of the city's population are still poor, but still about 20 thousand households without access to water or electricity. Many of the institutions in the city faces enormous debt problems....