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Welcome
To Morocco,
a country in North Africa and officially known
as the Kingdom of Morocco, the country counts approximately a population of 33,241,260 accordings to the most recent data, Morocco has a coast on the Atlantic Ocean that reaches past the Strait of
Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea, it has also international borders with Algeria to the east, Mauritania to the south
and the medeterranean ocean separates
Morocco from Spain to the north,
Spain is 12 Miles away.
The Kingdon
of Morocco
is a member of the Arab League, the Arab Maghreb Union, The
Francophonie Organization, The Mediterranean Dialogue Group, the group of the 77
and a major non NATO ally, but so far no longer a member of the
African Union, the full Arabic name of Morocco is Al-Mamlaka
al-Maghribiya and
it translates to "The Western Kingdom", Al
Magrib means
"The West", the term is commonly used for historical
references, historians used to refer to Morocco as Al Maghrib Al Aqsa
meaning : "The Farthest West", in many other languages the
name of Morocco originates from the name of the former capital,
Marrakech, in old historic books and maps, Morocco was once called Marrakech.
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There
is various online resources on Morocco's
ancient History, in the modern history of Morocco, In
1909, Spain
made a start on the military conquest of the Rif
region in eastern Morocco and two years later, Sultan Moulay Hafid called upon France
to liberate Fez,
which was besieged by rebellious tribes, after the French intervention, the
Sultan was forced to accept a Protectorate Treaty signed on 30
March 1912
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Thus it was not a colonization but rather a protectorate treaty,
moroccan nationals and activists filed
for an independence on their famous
act known as the independence refurendum
back in 1944, the protectorate stipulated that a sphere of influence be granted to Spain... Read More Moroccan History
The Geography of Morocco, the
country has plains, the most famous
ones are doukala-abda, chawiya, and
the souss plain, the country also has
one of the most famous mountains in
the world, the atlas mountains, both
the high atlas, the moyen atlas and
small atlas, Morocco is
located at the northwest of Africa and
bordered in the north by the
strait of
Gibraltar and the
Mediterranean
sea, to the south by Mauritania; to the
east by
Algeria and to
the west by the Atlantic
Ocean, the coast of the country, moroccan coast
extends over 3,500 km... Read More Moroccan Geography
| The culture of Morocco
is very deversified due to the mealt
of cultures and civilizations, the berber
civilization, the arabic and islamic
civilization, the african influnece,
the Arabic language
was introduced into Morocco through successive stages,
in the 7th century with
the arrival of the troops of Oqba Ben Nafi al fihri, in the 9th century thanks to the new
education centres namely the famous Karaouyine Mosque-university in Fez.
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In the
12th and 13th centuries, marked by the settlement in Morocco of the Hilalian and
... Read More Moroccan Culture
The Climate, Meteo & Weather of Morocco, The
dominating weather in Morocco is Mediterranean, weather,
temperated in the west and the north by the Atlantic
Ocean.
Inside the country, the weather is more continental with significant differences
of temperature. The Atlas area is very humid, it snows frequently. The south has
a desert weather........ Read More Moroccan Weather
The main moroccan cities are : Agadir, Asilah, Azilal, Beni Mellal, Casablanca, Eljadida, Errachidia, Essaouira, Fez, Ifrane, Larache, Marrakech, Meknes, Ouarzazate, Oujda, Rabat, Safi, Tangier, Taroudant, Tata, Taza, Tetouan, Tiznit, Zagora for more information about Moroccan Cities, please refer to our link for related historical, geographical, and travel information as well as photos about these moroccan cities,
the Motto of Morocco is : الله، الوطن، الملك (Arabic),
it reads : "Allāh, al Waţan, al
Malik" and
translates to : "God,
Nation, King", the capital city is : Rabat 34°02′N,
6°51′W, and the largest Moroccan city is : Casablanca
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