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Marrakesh

Northern Africa

Marrakesh is the fourth-largest city in Morocco. It is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakesh-Safi region. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,002,697 1
Area (sq km)
230 2
Founding Year
1070 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
466 1
Latitude
31.63 degrees north 1
Longitude
8.00889 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Dry 4
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 3
Connections

Associated With

Marrakesh-Safi, States or Territories

Marrakesh is the capital of the Marrakesh-Safi region.

Source Marrakesh (Wikipedia)
Morocco, Countries
Source Marrakesh (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Marrakesh-Safi, States or Territories

Marrakesh is the capital of the Marrakesh-Safi region.

Source Marrakesh (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Marrakesh (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Marrakesh or Marrakech is the fourth-largest city in Morocco. It is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakesh-Safi region.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    1,002,697
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2024
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    31.63000°N, 8.00889°W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    31.63000°N, 8.00889°W
  • Lead section
    The city was founded circa 1070 by Abu Bakr ibn Umar as the capital of the Almoravid dynasty.
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    466
  • Lead section, capital-of claim
    It is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakesh-Safi region.
  • Associated With: Morocco, Infobox, Country
    morocco
  • Associated With: Marrakesh-Safi, Infobox, Region field
    Marrakesh-Safi
  • Capital Of: Marrakesh-Safi, Infobox, Region field (capital-of support)
    Marrakesh-Safi
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Marrakesh (Wikidata)
P2046 (area)
Quote, P2046 (area)
area 230.0 sq km
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3. GeoNames: Marrakesh - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2542997
    31.63416 -7.99994 P PPLA MA 07 351 0735101071 995871 457 Africa/Casablanca
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 457 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.75, -8.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.75, -8.25
31.75 -8.25 BSh
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Wikidata: Marrakesh
Wikidata Q101625, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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