Timeline of Marrakesh
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Prior to 20th century
- 1070 CE - Marrakesh founded by Abu Bakr ibn Umar[1]: 59–63 [2]: 83 [3][4][5]: 208 [6]: 22, 34 (or in 1062 according to some sources[7][8][9]).
- 1071 - Ben Youssef Mosque built. [1]
- 1117 - Almoravid Koubba built.
- 1127 - Ramparts of Marrakech built.[9][10]
- 1129 - Battle of al-Buhayra - City besieged by Almohads.[11]
- 1132 - Masjid al-Siqaya (mosque) built (approximate date).[citation needed]
- 1147 - Almohads in power.[9]
- 1147 - Kutubiyya Mosque first built.
- 1157 - Agdal Gardens laid out.[12]
- 1158 - Kutubiyya Mosque re-built.[10][7]
- 1182 - Scholar Al-Suhayli arrives in Marrakesh (approximate date).
- 1188 - Bab Agnaou (gate) built.
- 1190 - Kasbah Mosque completed.
- 1195 - Kutubiyya Mosque minaret [1]
- 1197 - New Kasbah of Marrakesh built.[13]
- 1248 - Marinids in power.[11]
- 1288 - Abu Yaqub in power.[13]
- 1331 - Sidi Muhammad ibn Salih mosque built.[10]
- 1350 - Traveler Ibn Battuta visits city.
- 1525 - Saadians in power.[11]
- 1554 - Mohammed ash-Sheikh in power.[13]
- 1557 - Zawiya of Sidi Muhammad Ben Sliman al-Jazuli built.[14]
- 1565 - Ben Youssef Madrasa built.[12]
- 1572 - Mouassine Mosque built.[10]
- 1593 - El Badi Palace built.[14][13]
- 1603 - Saadian Tombs built.[14]
- 1606 - City taken by forces of Abd Allah.[13]
- 1664 - 31 July: City taken by forces of Alaouite Al-Rashid of Morocco.[9]
- 1746 - Mohammed ben Abdallah in power.[9]
- 1900 - Bahia Palace built.[12]
20th century
- 1906 - Population: 50,000 to 60,000. (estimate). [7]
- 1907 - Émile Mauchamp a French doctor, assassinated by a mob.[7]
- 1912
- Mauritanian Ahmed al-Hiba in power.[15]
- 6 September: Battle of Sidi Bou Othman occurs near city.
- September: City occupied by French forces.[13]
- Fort built.[16]
- 1919 - Guéliz area planned.[15]
- 1923
- Marrakesh railway station built.
- La Mamounia hotel in business.[17]
- Public library opens.[18]
- 1926 - Population: 149,263.[16]
- 1932 - Dar Si Said (museum) opens.[19]
- 1943 - Tower of the Koutoubia Mosque painted by Winston Churchill
- 1947
- Majorelle Garden opens.
- Kawkab Marrakech football club formed.
- 1948 - Mouloudia de Marrakech football club formed.
- 1951 - Population: 215,312.[20]
- 1973 - Population: 330,400 city; 436,300 urban agglomeration.[21]
- 1978 - Cadi Ayyad University established.
- 1985 - Medina of Marrakesh UNESCO World Heritage Site established.[22]
- 1987
- Marrakech Marathon begins.
- École supérieure de commerce de Marrakech (school) established.
- 1994
- August: Hotel shooting.
- Population: 745,541.[15]
- 1996 - Musée Bert-Flint (museum) opens.[citation needed]
- 2000 - École nationale des sciences appliquées de Marrakech established.
21st century
- 2004 - Population: 823,000.[13]
- 2005 - Marrakech Biennale begins.
- 2009 - Fatima-Zahra Mansouri becomes mayor.[23]
- 2011
- 28 April: 2011 Marrakesh bombing at Jemaa el-Fnaa.[24]
- Stade de Marrakech (stadium) opens.
- TEDx Marrakesh begins.[25]
- Population: 939,000.[26]
- 2014
- August: 2014 African Championships in Athletics held in city.
- Population: 978,045 (estimate).[27]
- 2015 - City becomes part of the Marrakesh-Safi administrative region.
- 2016 - November: 2016 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP22) held in city.
- 2022 - October: Consulate of Poland established (see also Morocco–Poland relations).[28]
- 2023 - September: A Mw 6.9 earthquake strikes Al Haouz Province; over 2,900 die and the city's historic landmarks was destroyed.[29] Eighteen people die in the city.[30]
See also
- History of Marrakesh
- Imperial cities of Morocco
- Timelines of other cities in Morocco: Casablanca, Fez, Meknes, Rabat, Salé, Tangier
- History of Morocco
