JEMAA EL FNA SQUARE
Monument: Jamaa El Fna
District : Marrakech
Location: In the center of the medina
Marrakech is the most visited city by tourists thanks to its lively atmosphere like Jemaa El Fna square which is the international symbol of the city of Marrakesh since its developed in the eleventh century.
Jemaa El Fna square is located in the center of the city of Marrakesh not far from the famous mosque of Koutoubia, it was so named because it was a place of justice where sentences were publicly enforced in the 12th century.
Jemaa El fna offers an exceptional concentration of popular Moroccan cultural traditions that are expressed through music, religion and various artistic expression for example dancers, story-tellers, henna tattoo,water-sellers in fringed hats and the famous Gnaoua dancers.
The population of the region and from even further afield converges on this square where the frenetic commercial activity and entertainment opportunities attract crowds well into the night, it lined with restaurant offering varieties of food and drinks, shops, hotels and public building the square of Jemaa El fna itself is meeting point and creative hub for languages, music,art and literature.
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