Marrakesh or Marrakech (Amazigh: Murakush, Arabic مراكش Murrākush), known as the "Red City", is an important city / wilaya in Morocco. It has a population of 1,036,500 (as of 2006), and is the capital of the mid-southwestern economic region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz (#11), near the foothills of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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