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Location
Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz, Morocco.

Dialling code
212.

Population
200,000 (approximately in the medina); 969,420 (metropolitan area).

Time zone
GMT.

Electricity
Increasingly 220 volts, 120Hz, although some places still run on 110-127 volts, 60Hz; round two-pin, European-style plugs are standard.

Average January temperatures
14ºC (57ºF).

Average July temperatures
33ºC (95ºF).

Annual rainfall
240mm (9.4 inches).

Cost of Living:

1 Moroccan Dirham (Dh1) = £0.06; US$0.12; C$0.14; A$0.15; €0.09
Currency conversion rates as of April 2007

Special Events:

Fatih Mouharam, Islamic New Year, Jan
Marrakech International Marathon and Half-Marathon, mid-Jan
Aid Al Adha (Aïd el-Khebir), Feast of Abraham’s Sacrifice, Jan
Aid Al Mawlid, Prophet’s Birthday, Apr
Labor Day, 1 May
Essaouira Festival, four-day art festival, mid-Jun, Essaouira
Feast of the Throne, Jul 30
Marrakech National Festival of Popular Arts, two weeks in Jul, el Badi Palace and Marrakech
Allegiance of Oued Edtahab, 14 Aug
Setti Fatma, local religious festival, Aug, Setti Fatma near Marrakech
Imilchil, colorful marriage festival of the Aït Haddidou tribe, Aug or Sep, Imilchil near Marrakech
Marrakech Folk Music Festival, local folk music festival, mid-Sep, venues throughout the city
Ramadan, month-long daytime fasting throughout Marrakech, food in abundance after sunset, Sept/Oct, throughout the city
Marrakech International Film Festival, two weeks in Nov
Green March Day, 6 Nov
Independence Day, 18 Nov
Eid al-Fitr, end of Ramadan, street celebrations, Oct, throughout the city
Hajj Day, Dec

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