Marrakesh, the regional capital, forms a prefecture-level administrative unit of
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...
, divided into Marrakesh-Medina, Marrakesh-Menara and Sidi Youssef Ben Ali, which form part of the region of
Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz along with
Al Haouz Province
Al Haouz ( ar, إقليم الحوز) is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Marrakesh-Safi. Its population in 2004 was 484,312.
The major cities and towns are:
* Ait Ourir
* Amizmiz
* Ghmate
* Lalla Takarkoust
* My Brahim
* Sidi ...
,
Chichaoua Province
Chichaoua ( ar, إقليم شيشاوة) is a province in the Moroccan region of Marrakesh-Safi. Its population in 2004 was 339,81
The major cities and towns are* Chichaoua
Chichaoua ( ber, ⵛⵉⵛⴰⵡⵏ, ar, شيشاوة) is a town in ...
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El Kelâat Es-Sraghna Province, and
Essaouira Province
Essaouira ( ber, ⵜⴰⵙⴳⴰ ⵏ ⵚⵡⵉⵕⴰ) is a province in the Moroccan region of Marrakesh-Safi. Its population in 2004 was 452,97
The major cities and towns are* Ait Daoud
* El Hanchane
* Essaouira
Essaouira ( ; ar, الصوي ...
.
In turn, the prefecture of Marrakech is divided administratively into the following:
Neighbourhoods of Marrakech
Neighbourhoods of the city include:
Bab Ghmat,
Arset El Baraka,
Arset Moulay Bouaza,
Djane Ben Chogra,
Arset El Houta,
Bab Aylan,
Arset Sidi Youssef,
Derb Chtouka,
Bab Hmar,
Bab Agnaou
Bab Agnaou (; ; sometimes transliterated as Bab Agnaw) is one of the best-known gates of Marrakesh, Morocco. Its construction is attributed to the Almohad caliph Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur and was completed around 1188 or 1190.
The gate was the ...
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Quartier Jnan Laafia,
Toureg
The Tuareg people (; also spelled Twareg or Touareg; endonym: ''Imuhaɣ/Imušaɣ/Imašeɣăn/Imajeɣăn'') are a large Berber ethnic group that principally inhabit the Sahara in a vast area stretching from far southwestern Libya to southern ...
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Kasbah
A kasbah (, also ; ar, قَـصَـبَـة, qaṣaba, lit=fortress, , Maghrebi Arabic: ), also spelled qasba, qasaba, or casbah, is a fortress, most commonly the citadel or fortified quarter of a city. It is also equivalent to the term ''alca ...
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Mellah
A ''mellah'' ( or 'saline area'; and he, מלאח) is a Jewish quarter of a city in Morocco. Starting in the 15th century and especially since the beginning of the 19th century, Jewish communities in Morocco were constrained to live in ''mellah' ...
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Arset El Maach,
Arset Moulay Moussa,
Riad Zitoun Jdid,
Kennaria,
Rahba Kedima,
Kaat Benahid,
Zaouiat Lahdar,
El Moukef,
Riad Laarous,
Assouel,
Kechich,
Douar Fekhara,
Arset Tihiri,
Sidi Ben Slimane El Jazouli,
Diour Jdad,
Rmila,
Zaouia Sidi Rhalem,
Kbour Chou,
Ain Itti,
Bab Doukkala
Bab Doukkala () is the main northwestern gate of the medina (historic walled city) of Marrakesh, Morocco.
Description
The gate dates back to around 1126 CE when the Almoravid emir Ali ibn Yusuf built the first walls of the city. Doukkala, w ...
,
El Hara, and
Arset El Bilk.
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