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Municipality and town in Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco

Méchouar-Kasba

Mechouar Kasba is a town and municipality in Marrakesh Prefecture of the Marrakesh-Safi region of Morocco.

The place

Mechouar Kasba is a town and municipality in Marrakesh Prefecture of the Marrakesh-Safi region of Morocco. At the time of the 2014 census, the commune had a total population of 16,860 people.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Méchouar-Kasba

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Koutoubia Mosque

    The Kutubiyya Mosque or Koutoubia Mosque ]) is the largest mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco. It is located in the southwest medina quarter of Marrakesh, near the Jemaa el-Fnaa market place, and is flanked by large gardens.

    600 m · mosque in Marrakesh, Morocco · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Jemaa el-Fnaa

    Jemaa el-Fnaa, also Jemaa el-Fna, Djema el-Fna or Djemaa el-Fnaa, is a square and market place in the medina quarter of Marrakesh, Morocco. It remains the main square of Marrakesh, used by locals and tourists.

    300 m · urban square and market in Marrakech and Moroccan cultural heritage site · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Majorelle Garden

    The Majorelle Garden is a one-hectare botanical garden and artist's landscape garden in Marrakesh, Morocco. It was created by the French Orientalist artist Jacques Majorelle over almost forty years, starting in 1923, and features a Cubist villa designed by French architect Paul Sinoir in the 1930s.

    2.5 km · art museum garden in Marrakesh, Morocco · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Ben Youssef Madrasa

    The Ben Youssef Madrasa is an Islamic madrasa in Marrakesh, Morocco. The madrasa is named after the adjacent Ben Youssef Mosque, and was commissioned in 1564–65 CE by the Saadian sultan Abdallah al-Ghalib.

    900 m · historic monument in Marrakesh, Morocco · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Menara gardens

    The Menara Gardens are a historic public garden and orchard in Marrakesh, Morocco. They were established in the 12th century by the Almohad Caliphate ruler Abd al-Mu'min.

    3.6 km · Moroccan cultural heritage site · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    El Badi Palace

    El Badi Palace or Badi' Palace is a ruined palace in Marrakesh, Morocco. It was commissioned by the sultan Ahmad al-Mansur of the Saadian dynasty a few months after his accession in 1578, with construction and embellishment continuing throughout most of his reign.

    600 m · Moroccan cultural heritage site · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Bahia Palace

    The Bahia Palace is a mid to late 19th-century palace in Marrakesh, Morocco. The palace was first begun by Si Musa, grand vizier under the Alawi sultan Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman, in the 1860s.

    500 m · palace and museum in Marrakesh, Morocco · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Saadian Tombs

    The Saadian Tombs are a historic royal necropolis in Marrakesh, Morocco, located on the south side of the Kasbah Mosque, inside the royal kasbah district of the city. They date to the time of the Saadian dynasty and in particular to the reign of Ahmad al-Mansur, though members of Morocco's monarchy continued to be buried here for a time afterwards.

    700 m · Moroccan cultural heritage site · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Agdal Gardens

    The Agdal Gardens are a large area of historic gardens and orchards in Marrakesh, Morocco. The gardens are located to the south of the city's historic Kasbah and its royal palace.

    2.1 km · Moroccan cultural heritage site · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Cadi Ayyad University

    Cadi Ayyad University, also known as the University of Marrakesh, is a public university in Morocco and one of the largest higher education institutions in the country. Established in 1978, the university operates a network of institutions across the Marrakesh-Safi region, with campuses located in Marrakesh, Kalaat Sraghna, Essaouira and Safi.

    4.7 km · University in Morocco · Wikipedia

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Getting to Méchouar-Kasba

Airports
Marrakesh Menara (RAK), 5 km · Ouarzazate (OZZ), 128 km · Beni Mellal (BEM), 180 km
Stations
Marrakesh Menara Airport, 5.4 km · Marrakesh railway station, 3 km
  • Ouarzazate → Méchouar-Kasba
    127 km · quickest by road, 4h 38m · MAD80–105
  • Oulad Yaich → Méchouar-Kasba
    182 km · quickest by road, 4h 7m · MAD85–110
  • Casablanca → Méchouar-Kasba
    224 km · quickest by road, 3h 37m · MAD100–130
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Méchouar-Kasba

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Méchouar-Kasba. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Go nextThe following are towns in the High Atlas that can be seen as part of a day trip: Amizmiz – With one of the largest Berber souks in the High Atlas Mountains every Tuesday, Amizmiz is well worth a trip.
  • Go nextRide by taxi or minivan of a local tourist company may be ordered near Djemaa El-Fna or in the streets in Medina.

From Wikivoyage: Marrakech, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Merzouga and Erg ChebbiMA

    8 ways of moving, 41 sources

    382 km
  2. 02
    ChefchaouenMA

    8 ways of moving, 30 sources

    468 km
  3. 03
    Cinque TerreIT

    7 ways of moving, 22 sources

    2,076 km
  4. 04
    ZermattCH

    8 ways of moving, 26 sources

    2,095 km
  5. 05
    Isle of WightGB

    11 ways of moving, 22 sources

    2,190 km

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Around it

Next door to Méchouar-Kasba

Méchouar-Kasba is 2 km from Marrakesh, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.