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 (or in 1062 according to some sources). 1071 - Ben Youssef Mosque built. 1117 - Almoravid Koubba built. 1127 - Ramparts of Marrakech built. 1129 - Battle of al-Buhayra - City besieged by Almohads. 1132 - Masjid al-Siqaya (mosque) built (approximate date). 1147 - Almohads in power. 1147 - Kutubiyya Mosque first built. 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. 1195 - Kutubiyya Mosque minaret 1197 - New Kasbah of Marrakesh 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 - Zawiya of Sidi Muhammad Ben Sliman al-Jazuli built. 1565 - Ben Youssef Madrasa built. 1572 - Mouassine 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 die and the city's historic landmarks was destroyed. Eighteen people die in the city.
See also History of Marrakesh Imperial cities of Morocco Timelines of other cities in Morocco: Casablanca, Fez, Meknes, Rabat, , Tangier History of Morocco
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