city Marrakesh: All Data

Marrakesh is a city in Morocco. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.

1. Lists and Timelines

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Marrakesh: Chronology of Mentions

Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.

1070 AD
Capital of Almoravid Caliphate
1130 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of al-Buhayra
1147 AD
Capital of Almohad Caliphate
1155 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Marrakesh
1524 AD
Capital of Saadi dynasty
1525 AD
Mentioned in Event: Conquests of Mohammed ash-Sheikh
1727 AD
Capital of Sultanate of Morocco
1908 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Marrakech, part of Battle of Marrakech
1908 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Marrakesh
1912 AD
Mentioned in Event: French conquest of Morocco
1912 AD
Capital of Sultanate of Morocco (France)
1940 AD
Mentioned in Event: World War II (All other Vichy France Colonies)
1942 AD
Mentioned in Event: Operation Torch
2015 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Region of Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz, part of Kingdom of Morocco
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Region of Marrakech-Safi, part of Kingdom of Morocco