The story pretends that Berbers while besieging the city were throwing the stones of dates they were eating which would be the source of Marrakesh palm grove.

Marrakesh famous palm grove is exuberantly covered with more than 100 000 trees on 13 000 hectares . Luxurious residences, sporting clubs, golf or 5*hotels makes it to be a first class residential area. This rush is essentially due to the unique character Marrakesh palm grove: millennium, magical and luxurious.

Marrakesh palm grove was a large vegetable garden. Besides the dates, palm trees brought shade protecting crops from the sun. At its start, the palm grove was watered by this remarkable system called : Khettarras.