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Marrakesh

Marrakesh is a city in Morocco founded by the Almoravids around 1070 as the capital of the Almoravid Empire. The Almohads captured it in 1147 and made it the capital of the Almohad Caliphate, adorning it with monuments such as the Koutoubia Mosque. Its fall to the Marinids in 1269 ended Almohad rule.

Marrakesh
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Almohad CaliphateFoundation, Military, Governance, DeclineAlmoravid EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, Governance, Impact, DeclineHafsid SultanateFoundationSaadi SultanateFoundation, Socioeconomy, Governance, Impact, Decline, Summary

Mentioned in 7 state histories

Hafsid SultanateMarinid SultanateHintata emirateWattasid SultanateSaadi SultanatePashalik of TimbuktuAlaouite Sultanate

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Marrakesh. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/marrakesh
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“Marrakesh.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/marrakesh. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Marrakesh.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/marrakesh.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Marrakesh’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/marrakesh (Accessed: ).

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