Timeline of Marrakesh

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Marrakesh, Morocco.

Prior to 20th century

 * 1070 CE - Marrakesh founded by Abu Bakr ibn Umar Abu Bakr ibn Umar Abu Bakr ibn Umar Abu Bakr ibn Umar Abu Bakr ibn Umar (or in 1062 according to some sources )
 * 1117 - Almoravid Koubba built.
 * 1126 - Ramparts built (approximate date).
 * 1129 - City besieged by Almohads.
 * 1132 - Masjid al-Siqaya (mosque) built (approximate date).
 * 1147 - Almohads in power.
 * 1157 - Agdal Gardens laid out.
 * 1158 - Kutubiyya Mosque re-built.
 * 1182 - Scholar Al-Suhayli arrives in Marrakesh (approximate date).
 * 1188 - Bab Agnaou (gate) built.
 * 1190 - Kasbah Mosque completed.
 * 1197 - New qasba built.
 * 1248 - Marinids in power.
 * 1288 - Abu Yaqub in power.
 * 1331 - Sidi Muhammad ibn Salih mosque built.
 * 1350 - Traveler Ibn Battuta visits city.
 * 1525 - Saadians in power.
 * 1554 - Mohammed ash-Sheikh in power.
 * 1557 - Sidi’l-Jazuli hospice built.
 * 1565 - Ben Youssef Madrasa built.
 * 1572 - al-Muwassin mosque built.
 * 1593 - El Badi Palace built.
 * 1603 - Saadian Tombs built.
 * 1606 - City taken by forces of Abd Allah.
 * 1664 - 31 July: City taken by forces of Alaouite Al-Rashid of Morocco.
 * 1746 - Mohammed ben Abdallah in power.
 * 1900 - Bahia Palace built.

20th century

 * 1906 - Population: 50,000 to 60,000. (estimate).
 * 1907 - Émile Mauchamp a French doctor, assassinated by a mob.
 * 1912
 * Mauritanian Ahmed al-Hiba in power.
 * 6 September: Battle of Sidi Bou Othman occurs near city.
 * September: City occupied by French forces.
 * Fort built.
 * 1919 - area planned.
 * 1923
 * Marrakesh railway station built.
 * La Mamounia hotel in business.
 * Public library opens.
 * 1926 - Population: 149,263.
 * 1932 - Dar Si Said (museum) opens.
 * 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.
 * 1973 - Population: 330,400 city; 436,300 urban agglomeration.
 * 1978 - Cadi Ayyad University established.
 * 1985 - Medina of Marrakesh UNESCO World Heritage Site established.
 * 1987
 * Marrakech Marathon begins.
 * École supérieure de commerce de Marrakech (school) established.
 * 1994
 * August: Hotel shooting.
 * Population: 745,541.
 * 1996 - (museum) opens.
 * 2000 - École nationale des sciences appliquées de Marrakech established.

21st century

 * 2004 - Population: 823,000.
 * 2005 - Marrakech Biennale begins.
 * 2009 - Fatima-Zahra Mansouri becomes mayor.
 * 2011
 * 28 April: 2011 Marrakesh bombing at Jemaa el-Fnaa.
 * Stade de Marrakech (stadium) opens.
 * TEDx Marrakesh begins.
 * Population: 939,000.
 * 2014
 * August: 2014 African Championships in Athletics held in city.
 * Population: 978,045 (estimate).
 * 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).
 * 2023 - September: A 6.9 earthquake strikes Al Haouz Province; over 2,900 dies and the city's historic landmarks are destroyed. Eighteen people dies in the city.

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