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Kraj: Marrakech, država: Morocco

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Opis mesta: Marrakesh or Marrakech (Amazigh: Murakush), known as the "Red City", is a city / wilaya with a population of 1,036,500 (as of 2006), the <strong>capital of the mid-southwestern Moroccan economic region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz</strong> (#11), near the foothills of the <strong>Atlas Mountains</strong>. <br><br>Until a few decades ago, Morocco was known as <strong>Kingdom of Marrakesh</strong> by Arabs, Persians and Europeans. European names of Morocco, Marruecos, Maroc, Marokko..etc are directly derived from the Berber word Murakush. Marrakesh <a href="http://www.checkmycity.com/">city</a> has the largest traditional market (souk) in <strong>Morocco</strong> and also has one of <strong>the busiest squares in Africa</strong> and the world, Djemaa el Fna. <br><br>The square bustles with acrobats, story-tellers, water sellers, dancers, and musicians, as well as drug lords by day; By night, the square turns into food stalls, becoming a huge open-air restaurant with busy life that include the infamous Ladies of the Night (prostitutes). Like many <strong>North African</strong> and <strong>Middle Eastern cities</strong>, Marrakech comprises both an old fortified city (the medina) and an adjacent modern city (called Gueliz). It is served by <strong>Menara International Airport</strong> (RAK is the code for the airport) and a rail link to Casablanca and the north.<br>