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Marrakesh Menara Airport (Berber languages: ⴰⵣⴰⴳⵯⵣ ⵏ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ⵎⵉⵏⴰⵕⴰ, Arabic: مطار مراكش المنارة, French: Aéroport de Marrakech-Ménara, IATA: RAK, ICAO: GMMX) is an international airport serving Marrakesh, [2] the capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region in Morocco.
BRT Marrakesh is a bus rapid transit system that is also partly trolleybus in Marrakesh, Morocco.It opened on 29 September 2017. [1] [2] The system is officially known as Bus à Haut Niveau de Service de Marrakech (BHNS de Marrakech), which equates to the English term Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT, of Marrakesh.
There are around 56,986 km (35,409 mi) of roads (national, regional and provincial) in Morocco. [1] In addition to 1,808 km (1,123 mi) of highways (August 2016). [2]The Tangier–Casablanca high-speed rail link marks the first stage of the ONCF's high-speed rail master plan, pursuant to which over 1,500 km (930 mi) of new railway lines will be built by 2035.
The old station, built in 1923 during French protectorate time, [1] was located along Hasan II Avenue and served as a terminus of the rail system. It was within walking distance of the new city-centre (French Quarter) district and Royal Theatre. In 2008 a newly constructed station was opened adjacent to the old building and tracks were extended.
At the launch of service in 2018, the travel time between Casablanca and Tangier was reduced from 4 hours and 45 minutes to 2 hours and 10 minutes. [4] The completion of dedicated high-speed trackage into Casablanca would further reduce the end-to-end travel time to 1 hour and 30 minutes. [4]
With about 7.6 million passengers passing through the airport in 2022, it was the busiest airport in Morocco and in the top 10 of busiest airports in Africa. [3] Passenger traffic in 2022 had recovered to 74% of the total pre-pandemic numbers of 2019. [4] The airport serves as hub for Royal Air Maroc, [5] Royal Air Maroc Express and Air Arabia ...
A petit taxi is a smaller model car painted in the designated color, which differs from city to city. It has a maximum capacity of three passengers plus the driver. There are special stops for petits taxis, often combined with a grand taxi stop, where these taxis are allowed to park and wait for customers.
Airport Primary market(s) served Country IATA Code Type of project Passengers (total) Year completed Est. cost (in billions USD) at or near time of completion Est. cost (in billions USD), adjusted for inflation Abu Dhabi International Airport: Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates: AUH New airport: 20,000,000: 1982: 6.8 18.2