marrakech

marrakech

marrakech (Mourrākoush Arabic: marrakech), known as the pearl of the south or south gate and red ocher is a city in Morocco, at home, in the foothills of the Atlas mountains. 

The city was founded in 1062 by Joseph Ben Tachfine dynasty king stationed Amazigh. In the past, he was known in the East and morocco in Marrakech (current name is still in Iran). morocco name itself comes from the deformation of the Portuguese pronunciation marrakech marrocos. 

marrakech has about 909 000 (marrakesh) people, according to the census of 2012, spread over an area of ​​230 km2. The population density is 350 people per hectare in medina. It is the fourth largest city in morocco after Casablanca, Fez and meknes. The city is divided into two distinct parts: the medina or historical (ten kilometers language) and a new city called Cleese and winter, Askar roundabout Sidi Youssef Ben Ali and Hamid and major regions Daoudi. Now renting a commercial center. Founded by the French during the protectorate. Hivernage and contains many hotel complexes. In recent years, the city has expanded in its surroundings, especially in the West, with the emergence of new residential areas and Targa or extension of Avenue Mohammed VI, or North Tamansourt.

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Definition of Tourism

.Definition of Tourism

Tourism is the travel for recreational, leisure, family or business purposes, usually of a limited duration. Tourism is commonly associated with trans-national travel, but may also refer to travel to another location within the same country. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".[1]

Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. Tourism can be domestic or international, and international tourism has both incoming and outgoing implications on a country's balance of payments. Today, tourism is a major source of income for many countries, and affects the economy of both the source and host countries, in some cases it is of vital importance.

Tourism suffered as a result of a strong economic slowdown of the late-2000s recession, between the second half of 2008 and the end of 2009, and the outbreak of the H1N1 influenza virus.[2][3] It then slowly recovered, with international tourist arrivals surpassed the milestone 1 billion tourists globally for first time in history in 2012.[4] International tourism receipts (the travel item of the balance of payments) grew to US$1.03 trillion (€740 billion) in 2011, corresponding to an increase in real terms of 3.8% from 2010.[5] In 2012, China became the largest spender in international tourism globally with US$102 billion, surpassing Germany and United States. China and emerging markets significantly increase their spending over the past decade, with Russia and Brazil as noteworthy examples.[6]

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