en This region, surrounded by walls, is the center of the city of Marrakesh. With a total area of 600 hectares, the Medina of the largest and most populated of North Africa in Morocco. E 'was built in the 11th century by a level military (Qasr Al Hajar) and a market. In the 12th century, the Kasbah was built to protect against the repeated attacks of the Berber tribes in the plain of haouz, to establish the supremacy of the dynasty of the Almoravid in the region.