Marrakesh Travel Guide
Marrakesh is the second largest city in Morocco after Casablanca, and was known to early travellers as "Morocco City. Like many North African cities, Marrakesh comprised both an old fortified city (the médina) and an adjacent modern city (called Gueliz).
About Marrakesh
Marrakesh covers an area of 111 sq. miles (405.6 square Km) and is estimated to have a population of 1.1 million people being the capital of the Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz region. Marrakesh is known as the "Red City" or "Al Hamra".