Marrakesh Marrakesh is Morocco’s fourth largest city. Its people are a mix of Arab and Berber, many of its residents being rural immigrants from surrounding rural regions and further south. The economy of the city includes administrative activities and modern shops and services. There is still a wide range of handicraft production and small scale industry particularly in the medina. There are also a number of factories and industrial units, notably in agro-processing. However, the city economy and employment are heavily dependent on tourism. Marrakesh being one of the most important tourist attractions of Morocco and many of the cities large unemployed or under employed labour force supplement their incomes by casual work with tourists.