Maroc Marrakesh Pictures Part 2 dec 2010

The RED CITY ( Berber = Murakush ) Safe ..no drunks, no pick pockets, no litter, Impressed me . Marrakech مراكش Murrākush MarrakechLocation in Morocco Coordinates: 31°8′N 8°0′W / 31.133°N 8°W / 31.133; -8 Country Morocco Region Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz Province Marrakech Province Population (2004) - Total 1,070,838 Marrakech or Marrakesh (Berber: Murakush, Arabic مراكش murrākuš), known as the "Red City", is the most important former imperial city in Morocco's history. The city of Marrakesh is the capital of the mid-southwestern economic region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz, near the foothills of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains. Like many North African cities, the city of Marrakesh comprises both an old fortified city (the médina) and an adjacent modern city (called Gueliz) for a total population of 1,070,838.[1] It is served by Ménara International Airport (IATE code: RAK) and a rail link to Casablanca and the north.[1] Marrakech has the largest traditional market (souk) in Morocco and also has one of the busiest squares in Africa and the world, Djemaa el Fna.[2] The square bustles with acrobats, story-tellers, water sellers, dancers and musicians. By night food stalls open in the square turning it into a huge busy open-air restaurant.