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Article: A Desert Oasis.(Marrakech, Morocco)(Brief Article)
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- Black Enterprise
- Article date:
- May 1, 2000
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Marrakech, Morocco
Marrakech is a thriving metropolis that delicately balances the old and the new. Orange clay walls encircle the ancient buildings in the Old City. Modern housing complexes in the New City sprawl outward to the desert, which fades into the regal, snow-capped Grand Atlas Mountains.
* Who's Who: Marrakech is home to 1 million people of Berber, Arab and African descent.
* Good Eats: Old City--Yacout's (79 Sisi Ahmed Soussi, 38-29-29) house specialties are glazed shoulder of lamb and an orange and almond Napoleon pastry. New City--Le Tacarranda's (near Avenue Mohammed V and Zerkouni) French cuisine features delectable sauteed veal ...