Above: The Rampart walls of the Marrakech medina are over 9 metres high, 2 metres thick and are about 20 kilometres in length to protect its citizens.
Up until the early 20th century, the gates were all securely closed at night.
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1 and 2 show the Planete des Epices shopping opportunity, with spices, herbs and essential oils.
4 and 5 show the transportation by donkey and overloaded truck.
6 to 10 are examples of women's cultural wear. Our guide Majitte emphasized that Morocco is not a Muslim country by law, the Muslim faith and Quran does not require a certain
type of clothing, but religious practices, personal preference and societal and cultural pressurees lead to the vast majority of women wearing the hijab and traditional outfits,
but they are often very colourful and stylishly worn.
11 shows lunch dessert back at the Adam Park Hotel.
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