# 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$^{:59–63}$$^{:83}$$^{:208}$$^{:22,34}$ (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 - Guéliz [fr] 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 - Musée Bert-Flint [fr] (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 M$_w$  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.