Sidi Ghanem, created in the 1980s on the Safi road 10 minutes from central Marrakech, is the reference industrial zone for Moroccan design: craft workshops, showrooms, food processing and urban logistics. Rents reach MAD 55 to 60/m²/month and purchases often exceed MAD 6,000/m², as supply is almost saturated.
Sidi Ghanem is Marrakech's first industrial zone — and a special case in Morocco: part production zone, part design district, with international buyers walking its showrooms every week.
What makes the zone unique
On the Route de Safi, ten minutes from the city centre, the zone mixes furniture and decoration workshops, food processing, textile, and a dense fabric of showrooms serving export and hospitality projects. This mix keeps demand — and prices — structurally high: availability is scarce, and well-located units move within weeks.
What to check before committing
- Clear height and access: part of the stock is older; verify truck access and yard space for your flows;
- Power: confirm the subscribed kVA matches your equipment;
- Showroom potential: frontage units carry a premium — pay it only if visibility feeds your business;
- Legal status: individual land title preferred, as everywhere.
Alternatives nearby
If Sidi Ghanem is full or above budget, look at Al Massar next door (wide roads, recent builds) and Tassoultante for larger, cheaper plots. See our listings for sale and for rent — Marrakech-Safi is our home region, with the deepest coverage on this site.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the Sidi Ghanem industrial zone?
North of Marrakech, on the Safi road (R201), about 10 minutes from the centre and 15 minutes from the A7 motorway interchange.
How much does a unit in Sidi Ghanem cost?
About MAD 55 to 60/m²/month to rent, against about 40 nationally; to buy, frequently over MAD 6,000/m².
Which activities are based in Sidi Ghanem?
Decoration and furniture, art crafts, food processing, urban logistics and business services, often with a workshop at the back and a showroom on the street front.
What alternatives to Sidi Ghanem?
Al Massar, newer and better structured, a few hundred metres away, and Tassoultante to the south for large plots at affordable land prices.
Sources and verification
- CRI Marrakech-Safi — zone information
- Hangar Maroc — headquartered in Marrakech; field data from the zone
- AMDIE — regional industrial mapping
Regulations evolve: have your situation confirmed by the competent authority or an advisor (lawyer, notary, accountant) before any commitment.
Last updated: 1 August 2026 — Hangar Maroc.