Marrakesh or
Marrakech ( or ; ; ,
Murrakuš) is a major city of
Morocco. It is the fourth largest city in the country, after
Casablanca,
Rabat and
Fes. It is the capital city of the mid-southwestern region of
Marrakesh-Asfi. Located to the north of the foothills of the snow-capped
Atlas Mountains, Marrakesh is located southwest of Tangier, southwest of the Moroccan capital of Rabat, south of Casablanca, and northeast of
Agadir.