Marrakesh , also know by the french spelling marrakech is a major city of the country , after casablanca ans fez ( fes ) and tangier ( tanger ) . is the capital city of the mid-southwestrn region of Marrakesh-safi located to the north of the foothills of the snow-capeed Atlas mountains .
Marrakesh is situated 360 Mi southwest of tangier , 203 Mi southwest of the Moroccan capital Rabat , 149Mi south of Casablanca, and 153 Mi northeast of Agadir .
Today it is one of the busiest cities in Africa and severs as major economic center and tourist destination .tourism is strongly advocated by the reigning Moroccan monarch , Mohamed VI , with the goal of doubling the number of tourists visiting morocco to 20 millions by 2020.despite the economic recession , real estate and hotel development in Marrakesh has grown dramatically in the 21st century .
Marrakesh is particularly popular with the French , and numerous French celebrites own property in the city . Marrakesh has the largest traditional market (souk ) in morocco .