Around the world · Drawing 17 of 32
At a Marrakesh Market
Morocco · Africa
At a Marrakesh market, baskets of oranges await customers. A cloth awning provides shade. Look at the doors and rounded shapes.
Did you know?
The medina is the city’s historic quarter.
Look together
Which round and pointed shapes can you find?
An idea to try
Draw a fruit you would like to add to this stall.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
The medina of Marrakesh contains streets, markets, homes and monuments. This scene imagines an everyday purchase at a fruit stall. The people and their clothing are illustration choices; they do not represent everyone who lives in Morocco.
Look together: Which round and pointed shapes can you find? Draw a fruit you would like to add to this stall.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be composed; details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place. The map dot gives only an approximate location.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. Source titles appear in their original language; some linked pages are in French.
- UNESCO: Medina of MarrakeshPlace, landscape or monument and the factual explanation on this page.
Source review: 2026-10-02. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
