GuideMarrakech_COP22_VUK_VA

EDITORIAL
Welcome to Marrakech
In November 2016, the Ochre city is proud to host the COP of Action
and its activities, highlighting mobilisation in Marrakech around
the fight against climate change.
Marrakech, the “Pearl of the South”, also known as the “Ochre City”, is honored and
proud to host, in November 2016, the twenty second Conference of the Parties to the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22). Delegations from all
over the world will gather for this international event to adopt further actions to address
climate change and its impacts on our planet.
Founded in 1071 by the Almoravid King Youssef Ibn Tachfine, the city of Marrakech
is recognized internationally by its unique history and legacy of dynasties.
Located at the base of the High Atlas Mountains, Marrakech is filled with places that
testify to its rich history and carry the traces of its multiple dynasties such as the Ben
Youssef Mosque, the Ali Ben Youssef Palace, the Abu Baker Kasbah, adobe walls,
monumental gates, Bab Aylan and its palm grove,
which were built under the reign of the Almoravids.
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With its history and tradition of hospitality, Marrakech is a city of contrasts. On one side
there is the historic city center, with its medina and iconic Jamaa El Fna Square,
recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, as well as its souks, the Koutoubia
Mosque and the Ben Youssef Medrasa. On the other side, there lies new city made
up of neighborhoods like Hivernage and Gueliz as well as the Majorelle gardens.
Marrakech, tourism capital of Morocco for over a hundred years, cunningly blends the
treasures of its age-old heritage with the vibrant energy of its inhabitants through its
contrast in colors – the ochre of its adobe city walls and its bougainvillea-covered
exteriors, from behind which great bouquets of palm trees and lush greenery burst forth.
The city is well known for its palm grove but also for its gardens and green spaces.
Amongst them, the Menara, Agdal and Majorelle gardens as well as Bab Idid olive grove,
which offer shaded and relaxing areas for visitors.
The extraordinary Marrakech experience will leave visitors with unforgettable memories.
New discoveries await you every time you return –
and many have returned never to leave.
For more information on Marrakech and COP22 animations,
please see the website of COP22: cop22.ma
@Cop22mar @COP22 @cop22ma COP22
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