Jamaa alfna square

Jamaa Alfna Square ( Amazigh :  ⴰⴱⴰⵔⴰⵣ ⵏ ⵊⴰⵎⵄ ⵍⴼⵏⴰ, Arabic  : ساحة جامع الفنا‎, “square of the mosque of the dead”) is a famous public square in the southwest of the medina of Marrakech in Morocco . This traditional, popular and lively place, especially at night, attracts more than a million visitors each year. Jemaa el-Fna embodies the diversity of Moroccan identity due to the presence of representatives of the different cultures that make up Morocco  : Arabs , Berbers , Gnaouas 1 . “The cultural space of Jemaa el-Fna square” has been registered as intangible cultural heritage since 2008 (proclamation in 2001) and as world heritage since 1985 by UNESCO 2


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