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3 days ago · Morocco, mountainous country of western North Africa that lies directly across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain. Morocco’s largest city and major Atlantic Ocean port is Casablanca. The capital, Rabat, lies a short distance to the north on the Atlantic coast.
- Carthage
Carthage, great city of antiquity on the north coast of...
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Morocco - Agriculture, Tourism, Manufacturing: As is true in...
- Casablanca
During World War II (1939–45) the city was the seat of a...
- Muḥammad VI
Muḥammad VI (born August 21, 1963, Rabat, Morocco) is the...
- The French Zone
Morocco - French Zone, Berbers, Sahara: At the outbreak of...
- Monarchy
Monarchy also results from the wish of a society—be it a...
- The Spanish Zone
Morocco - Spanish Zone, Rif Mountains, Mediterranean Coast:...
- Tangier
Tangier, port and principal city of northern Morocco. It is...
- Climate
Morocco - Mediterranean, Arid, Temperate: Most of Morocco...
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Morocco - Education, Literacy, Schools: Morocco allocates...
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Jun 7, 2024 · Rabat, city and capital of Morocco. One of the country’s four imperial cities, it is located on the Atlantic coast at the mouth of the Wadi Bou Regreg, opposite the city of Salé. The history of Rabat is closely connected to that of Salé, the site of which was first occupied by the Roman settlement.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2 days ago · Morocco's capital city is Rabat; its largest city is its main port, Casablanca. Other cities recording a population over 500,000 in the 2014 Moroccan census are Fes, Marrakesh, Meknes, Salé and Tangier. Morocco is represented in the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 geographical encoding standard by the symbol MA.
6 days ago · The traditional definition of the Maghreb — which restricted its scope to the Atlas Mountains and the coastal plains of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya — was expanded in modern times to include Mauritania and the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
Jun 24, 2024 · This name reflects the city’s history and showcases its connection to both Portuguese and Spanish influences. The history of Casablanca dates back centuries, when a town called Casa Branca (meaning “white house” in Portuguese) emerged around a fortress built by the Berbers.
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6 days ago · The Dahir of 1918 first organized the Jewish courts and established a legal organization for the Jewish communities in Morocco. In Casablanca, the Hadida brothers edited Or Ha'Maarav, or La Lumiere du Maroc (1922-1924), a Zionist newspaper printed from 1922 until the French authorities shut it down in 1924, in two versions: one in Judeo-Arabic ...
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Jun 15, 2024 · Casablanca is a city of contrasts, full of history and magnificent architecture, a city that tourists often bypass but which has much to offer when trying to understand Morocco. Start your discovery with the second largest mosque in the world, the magnificent Hassan II mosque.
