List of places in Marrakech

List of places in Marrakech

A list of notable places in the city of Marrakech, Morocco.

Religious Sites

* Koutoubia Mosque
* Ben Youssef Medrassa
* Ben Youssef Mosque
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* Mansouria Mosque
* Mansouria Mosque
* Barrima Mosque
* Mouassine Mosque
* Zaouia of Sidi Bel Abbes
* Zaouia of Sidi Ben Slimane al-Jazuli
* Zaouia of Sidi Youssef Ben Ali
* Sidi Moulay el Ksour Mosque
* Synagogue Beth-El
* Synagogue Salat el Azama
* Synagogue Salat Rabi Pinhasse

Palaces, dars and villas

* El Badi Palace
* Royal Palace ("Dar el Makhzen") and "méchouars"
* Bahia Palace
* Dar Si Saïd Museum
* Dar el Glaoui
* Villa Majorelle at the Majorelle Garden

Cemeteries, koubbas and mausolea

* Saadian Tombs
** Mausoleum of Ahmed el-Mansour
** Second mausoleum
* Koubba of Fatima Zohra and "Koutoubia" Mosque cemetery
* Almoravid Koubba
* Koubba Cadi Ayyad
* Jewish cemetery
* Sidi Abd el Aziz
* Sidi es Suhayli

Handicrafts and business

* "Souk"s
** Souk Kimakhin (stringed instruments)
** Souk El Attarines
** Souk El Biyadine
** Souk Alghazl
** Souk El Kassabine
** Souk alhmamssia
** Souk Tlaa-Hbat
** Souk Ettalaa
** Souk Attamr
** Arrahba
** Souk el Bradiia (pitchers)
** Souk Hadaddine (metalwork)
*** Souk Nahhassine (brass, copper)
** Souk Chouari (basketry, woodturning)
** Dyers' Souk, Wool Souk
** Souk Smarine (clothing)
** Rahba Quedima ("Old Square")
** Souk el Kebir (leatherwork)
*** Kissarias
*** Souk el Batna (skins)
*** Souk el Maazi (goatskin)
** Souk Zrabia Carpet Souk)
** Souk Fakharina
** Souk Siyyaghin (jewelry)
** Souk Smata (slippers, belts)
** Souk Sebbaghine
** Cherratine Souk
* Debbaghine Tanneries
* Hôtel la Mamounia
* Handicraft center
* Gidel Building
* Renaissance Café
* Société Générale
* Marjane hypermarket

Museums

* Dar Si Saïd Museum
* Marrakech Museum
* Bert Flint Museum at Maison Tiskiwin
* Islamic Art Museum at the Majorelle Garden

City walls and gates

* Defensive wall
* Gates
** Bab Debbagh
** Bab Agnaou
** Bab el Khémis
** Bab er Robb
** Bab el Jédid
** Bab Doukkala
** Bab Aghmat
** Bab Nkob
** Bab er Raha
** Bab Aylen
** Bab Ahmar
** Bab Ighli
** Bab Ksiba
** Bab ech Charia
** Bab el Makhzen
** Bab Berrima
** Bab Taghzout
** Bab er Rharaza
** Bab Fteuh

Places and squares

* Place Djemaâ el Fna: the biggest square in the African continent.
* El Mashwar
* El Moussalla
* Place Bab Doukkala
* Square Charles de Foucauld
* Place de la Liberté
* Place du 16 Novembre
* Place des Ferblantiers
* Place Sidi Ahmed El Kamel
* Place Youssef Ben Tachfine
* Place Mourabiten
* square Bir Anzaran

Gardens and parks

*
* Aarssat Elhamed
* Aarssat Moulay Abdessalam
* Aarssat Elbilk
* Ghabat Achabab
* Bab Errab Garden
* Majorelle Garden
* Menara gardens and olive grove
* Agdal Gardens
* "Koutoubia" Mosque park
* oasiria aquatic park 4km Amzmiz road

Other structures

* Chrob ou Chouf Fountain
* Convention Center (Palais des Congres)
* Opera House
* Cadi Ayyad University


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