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Marrakech is a major city in the North African nation of Morocco. Marrakesh is Morocco's fourth largest city after Casablanca, Fes and Rabat. Located near the foothills of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains, Marrakesh is southwest of the capitol Rabat and northeast of Agadir. The red walls of the city, built byAli ibn Yusuf in 1122-1123, and various buildings constructed in red sandstone during this period, have given the city the nickname of the "Red City". Marrakesh is famous for its snake charmers and traditional souks. The souks offer an incredible shopping experience with a myriad of narrow winding streets that lead through a series of smaller markets clustered by trade. Through the squawking chaos of the poultry market, the gory fascination of the open-air butchers' shops and the uncountable number of small and specialist traders, just wandering around the streets can pass an entire day.