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The Bahia Palace (Arabic: قصر الباهية) is a mid to late 19th-century palace in Marrakesh, Morocco. The palace was first begun by Si Musa, grand vizier under the Alawi sultan Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman, in the 1860s. It was expanded by his son Si Ba Ahmed ibn Musa, grand vizier of Sultan Moulay Abdelaziz, between 1894 and 1900. Today ...
Marrakesh or Marrakech (/ m ə ˈ r æ k ɛ ʃ / or / ˌ m ær ə ˈ k ɛ ʃ /; [3] Arabic: مراكش, romanized: murrākuš, pronounced [murraːkuʃ]) is the fourth-largest city in Morocco. [2] It is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakesh–Safi region. The city lies west of the foothills of the Atlas ...
1948 - Mouloudia de Marrakech football club formed. 1951 - Population: 215,312. [20] 1973 - Population: 330,400 city; 436,300 urban agglomeration. [21] 1978 - Cadi Ayyad University established. 1985 - Medina of Marrakesh UNESCO World Heritage Site established. [22] 1987 Marrakech Marathon begins. École supérieure de commerce de Marrakech ...
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Place des Ferblantiers is a square located at the junction of the original medina and the Kasbah, between the Badi Palace and the Bahia Palace. The Mellah is also accessible from here, along with a small spice market. [11] The square was traditionally occupied by metalworkers, but only a few of these remain today. [12]
The Grand Riad in the Bahia Palace of Marrakesh (late 19th century) Sultans and caliphs, as well as the more powerful and wealthy government ministers in the 19th and 20th century, were able to build extensive palaces.
The Kasbah of Marrakesh is a large walled district in the southern part of the medina of Marrakesh, Morocco, which historically served as the citadel and royal palace complex of the city. A large part of the district is still occupied by the official royal palace, the Dar al-Makhzen, which serves as the residence of the King of Morocco when he ...
The history of Marrakesh, a city in southern Morocco, stretches back nearly a thousand years. The country of Morocco itself is named after it. The country of Morocco itself is named after it. Founded c. 1070 by the Almoravids as the capital of their empire, Marrakesh went on to also serve as the imperial capital of the Almohad Caliphate from 1147.