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marrakech the red city in morocco: Marrakech, or the city of Morocco, is the cultural center of Morocco. For almost a millennium, the city has been a political and financial hub. For southern Morocco throughout its illustrious history, it has even served As the capital of multiple empires, the city is integral to Moroccan history. that the country is known as Marrakech is various Asian countries today Marrakech’s The illustrious past is commoditized through its booming tourism industry every year. of visitors flock to the city and witness first-hand its rich heritage. The story of Marrakech starts around 1070 a.d., when it was founded by the El Moravids, a group of Berbers from the fringes of the Sahara desert. The city was a perfect location because it was close. enough to extend into northern Morocco, but it also wasn’t too far from the Sahara, so it kept the Al-Muraveds were close to their ancestral homeland; in the beginning, Marrakech remained relatively insignificant in terms of commerce and scholarship because of its barren location, but that all changed once the Al-Muravids tasted the fruits of Andalusia culture after their invasion in 1086. under the leadership of Yusuf bin Tashvin Yusuf’s son Ali changed the city’s organization and made it into a real imperial center, he improved the water supply in the city by building cisterns and underground water channels, which in turn helped grow the city’s urban population, which allowed tanneries to be opened up, and this is where you get the famous Moroccan leather, and you can still see many tanneries throughout Marrakech today; there were also more merchants settling in Marrakech, which led to more riyads being built, which are the traditional Moroccan homes that have inner courtyards or gardens But the El Moravid time in power would soon