Marrakech is located in central Morocco at the foot of the Atlas Mountains. It has a semi-desert climate with hot summers and mild winters. Marrakech consists of a medina, the oldest walled city section founded in 1062, and a newer ville nouvelle with modern amenities. Points of interest include the medina's traditional markets, the Atlas Mountains, desert landscapes for camel riding, and palm groves.

1. Marrakech

2. Situation
•Marrakech is in the medle Morocco
In the foot of the Atlas Mountains

3. The pound
• There pound is the dirham

4. His History
• Marrakech was funded in the year 1062 by
the almoravides
• It is with to Meknes, Fez and Rabat, one of
the four imperial cities of Morocco.

5. Geography
• Marrakech has a semidesertic weather
with hot summers and soft winters
• Averaged temperatures:
– in summer: 23º Celsius
– In winter: 12º Celsius
• Has little rainfall

6. Points of interest
• Parts of the city:
-Medina
-Ville Nouvelle
• The desert
• The palmeral (Palm
grove)
• Atlas mountains

7. Medina
•Is the oldest part of the city,
it´s a fortified quarter
•Fonded in the 1062 by the almoravides
•Actually the Zoco is here (The tradicional
market). Where is possible to find very
interesting handycraft.

8. Nouvelle Ville
• It´s the modern city
• Nouvelle Ville has all the commodities of
an
occidental city
(Internet, Cofees, Discos, Gyms etc…) In
the gate of the Sahara desert

9. The desert
•A lot of turist go there to ride
camells in the dunes and see his
beautifully shadows
•The day is really hot but the night is
too cold

10. The palmeral
•It has thousands of palms
•It´s a oasis with wather in the underground
•The date is the sweet fruit of the palm

11. The Atlas
Mountains toubkal
• The highest point of Morocco, the
is about 4100m, is in the not far of
marrakech
• It´s a very interesting trekking area

12. More images to see

18. Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUJWpAsmbLc

19. Fonts
•Information: Wikipedia, my parents and
my personal experience
•Photos: My camera
Pablo Torres
2ºB