The urban landscapes of Marrakech between the 18th and 19th centuries through European sources

عبد المجيد اكطيطي; Abdelmajid Agtiti

Article Details

The urban landscapes of Marrakech between the 18th and 19th centuries through European sources

Authors:

عبد المجيد اكطيطي | Abdelmajid Agtiti

Publisher:

Mogador Center for Studies and Research (MCSR)

Journal:

The Lixus Journal of History and Humanities Vol.2 Issue 52, pp.26-8

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2024

Document Language:

Arabic

Document ID (Org No.):

2001843230

pISSN:

2605-6259

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Abstract:

 The collapse of the Saadian state was a pivotal event in the history of Marrakech, leading the city into a long period of wars and power struggles. Nor did it escape disasters such as famine and plague. What's more, the city lost its political and economic centrality after the capital was transferred to Meknes.         Indeed, Marrakech has attracted a great deal of attention from foreign researchers, whether in times of prosperity or decline. They have endeavoured to explore the depths of the model of the Arab-Islamic city, with all the ambiguity and strangeness it embodies for them.         The aim of this research article is to study certain urban landscapes in Marrakesh between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, based on visits by a group of European travellers, diplomats and military officers, and on an analysis of a number of paintings by artists who flocked to the city.         In fact, the writings of these foreign explorers have helped to enrich scientific research on Marrakech and to develop a detailed picture of the city's landscapes, which simultaneously bring together a series of contradictions: splendour and dirtiness, admiration and disgust, order and chaos.

Article Details

The urban landscapes of Marrakech between the 18th and 19th centuries through European sources

Authors:

عبد المجيد اكطيطي | Abdelmajid Agtiti

Publisher:

Mogador Center for Studies and Research (MCSR)

Journal:

The Lixus Journal of History and Humanities Vol.2 Issue 52, pp.26-8

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2024

Document Language:

Arabic

Document ID (Org No.):

2001843230

pISSN:

2605-6259

المشاهد الحضرية

المدينة العربية الإسلامية

المستكشفون الأوروبيون

حاضرة مراكش

Urban landscapes

arab-Islamic city

European explorers

Marrakech medina

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Article Details

Authors: عبد المجيد اكطيطي | Abdelmajid Agtiti

Publisher: Mogador Center for Studies and Research (MCSR)

Journal: The Lixus Journal of History and Humanities Vol.2 Issue 52, pp.26-8

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2024

Document Language: Arabic

Document ID (Org No.): 2001843230

pISSN: 2605-6259

Issues

Authors:

عبد المجيد اكطيطي | Abdelmajid Agtiti

Publisher:

Mogador Center for Studies and Research (MCSR)

Journal:

The Lixus Journal of History and Humanities Vol.2 Issue 52, pp.26-8

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2024

Document Language:

Arabic

Document ID (Org No.):

2001843230

pISSN:

2605-6259