Marrakech .. the city of "seven men"

Described by the Europeans as a charming city of nature and healthy climate, which made thousands of them choose to settle them, and they have global personalities and names of great in the world of politics, art and sports.

Located in the south of Morocco at the foot of the Atlantic Mountains, 30 kilometers away, it is 450 meters above sea level. It is 327 kilometers from the capital Rabat. It is characterized by a semi-dry climate, mild wet weather and hot dry summer.

The city is estimated at about 230 square kilometers, and is described as "the red city, wide open, the university between free heat and shadow, and snow and palm."

Marrakesh is Morocco's third-largest city with a population of more than 1 million of the country's population, according to official estimates. Most of them are employed in the modern and traditional services, industry, entrepreneurship and public service sectors.

The city's economy is heavily dependent on tourism and real estate, and it is based on traditional industry as an important source of tourism. More than 40,000 people work in the pottery, copper, leather, carpet and other industries, as well as exhibitions such as the Marrakech International Fair for Industry and Aviation Services.

The city has a modern transport network and roads, with a railway and an international airport, the second in Morocco in terms of passenger traffic.

Marrakesh was chosen as the world's top tourist destination by 2015, in a ranking compiled by the world-renowned Trip Advisor. Marrakesh excelled in the world's most prestigious capitals, including London, Rome and Paris.

The "Flower of the South" ranked first in the national level, in terms of the number of tourists in the city, the number exceeded two million tourists in 2014, and ranked seventh in the Arab world, in the results of cities that saw the largest number of visitors, according to a report for the British newspaper.

Marrakech is the first tourist center in Morocco and has an important hotel infrastructure, with more than 1,400 housing units, including over 170 hotels.

The establishment of Marrakesh dates back to the time of the Almoravids, and the narratives differ in the interpretation of the name; some see Marrakesh as an Amazigh word meaning "pass quickly"; others see Aksh as the name of an ancient god.

There are those who believe that the name "Marrakesh" is due to the Amazigh word "Amor n Akush". It speaks Amazigh Amorrak, meaning the country of God or the land of God, a sign of its universal dimension and belonging to humanity as a whole.

Since its establishment as the capital of the Almoravids to the French occupation of modern times, the name of Marrakesh has been referred to all of Morocco. It is still spoken in all languages, such as Marrakesh, Marocos and Morroccos.

Historical sources say that the construction of the first nucleus of Marrakech was in 1070 by a group of Amazigh tribes came from the desert, and chose its location near the desert of Mtouna, and the mountains Almmsamda.

The red city is described as most of its houses were painted red and more beautiful and bright with the reflection of the sunset light on their homes.

Marrakesh is also known as the "City of Seven Men." The researchers trace the origin of this to a group of prominent scholars and Sufis who lived in the city and played a major role in spreading the political, intellectual and educational awareness among its inhabitants. They were: Yusuf ibn Ali al-Sanhaji, Ayad ibn Musa al-Yusebi, Abbas al-Sabti, Muhammad ibn Sulaiman al-Jazuli, Abdul Aziz al-Tabaaa, Muhammad ibn 'Ajal al-Ghazawani and' Abd al-Rahman al-Dareer.

The city was a major urban and organizational boom during the reign of Sultan Yusuf ibn Tashifin (1061-1107) and became the capital and political and cultural center of the Almoravid state and the entire Islamic West.

Al-Humairi described in his book Al-Rawad Al-Matar in the news of the countries that it is the largest city of Morocco, and its trade and its people were very competitive and the hotels and bathrooms were built there, and there is a great Caesarea in it.

After the year 1147, the Almohad state contributed to the development of the city after it took a capital and left it with landmarks still in place, and all those who came after them from the Marinids, even though they did not take it as the capital and the Saadian, continued to paint the walls of the bracelets and buildings with bricks and clay, The Red City.

Under the reign of the Alawites, it took place in the days of Sultan Sidi Mohamed, where many neighborhoods and landmarks were built and several of its mosques, walls and monuments were restored.

The city of Marrakesh is rich with historical and cultural monuments that bear witness to a long history, including the walls of Marrakech, which is estimated to be about nine kilometers long, and has doors, notably the door of Aknau and Doukkala.

It has the Almoravid dome, a living witness that highlights the beauty of the Almoravid architecture, and contains artistic inscriptions with arches and shapes resembling a seven-star.

Some of the ancient historians and geographers consider the palace in Marrakesh to be one of the wonders of the world because it contains four gardens, decorations, marble, crowns and pillars covered with gold leaves and multicolored tiles.

One of the most famous landmarks of the city is the Koutoubia Mosque, the Ibn Youssef School and the Jemaa el Fna square, which is frequented by pilgrims from inside and outside Morocco. UNESCO in 1997 considered it a humane oral heritage.

The "Palm Capital" has other historical attractions, including the Majorelle Gardens, which contain rare flora and fauna from the five continents, and the Manara Gardens, which are surrounded by the large Manara reservoir