GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Morocco, a North African country bordering the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, is distinguished by its Berber, Arabian and European cultural influences. Marrakesh’s medina, a mazelike medieval quarter, offers entertainment in its Djemaa el-Fna square and souks (marketplaces) selling ceramics, jewelry and metal lanterns. The capital Rabat’s Kasbah of the Udayas is a 12th-century royal fort overlooking the sea.
COUNTRY FACTS
POPULATION
30,704,000
CAPITAL
Rabat (1,759,000)
GDP PER CAPITA
U.S. $3,900
LANGUAGE
Arabic, Berber dialects, French
RELIGION
Muslim
LIFE EXPECTANCY
70
AREA
710,850 square kilometers (274,461 square miles)
LITERACY PERCENT
52
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LOCATIONS EXPERIENCED
AGADIR
Agadir, a city along Morocco’s southern Atlantic coast, in the foothills of the Anti-Atlas Mountains, is the capital of the Agadir-Ida Ou Tanane province. A resort destination, it is known for its golf courses, wide crescent beach and seaside promenade lined with cafes, restaurants and bars. Agadir's hilltop kasbah was destroyed in a 1960 earthquake, but its original old wall remains standing.
IFRANE
Ifrane is a town in Morocco’s Middle Atlas Mountains. It is known for its alpine-style architecture and nearby ski slopes and forests. A stone statue of a lion near leafy Parc la Prairie is a well-known landmark. Just outside town, Ain Vittel is a spring with several waterfalls. To the west, Ifrane National Park, with its Atlas cedar forests, is home to rare Barbary macaques.
MARRAKECH
Marrakesh, a former imperial city in western Morocco, is a major economic center and home to ancient mosques, palaces and gardens. The medina is a densely packed, walled medieval city dating to the Berber Empire, with mazelike alleys where thriving souks (marketplaces) sell traditional textiles, pottery and jewelry. A symbol of the city, and visible for miles, is the Moorish minaret of 12th-century Koutoubia Mosque.
MERZOUGA
Merzouga is a small Moroccan town in the Sahara Desert, near the Algerian border. It is known as a gateway to Erg Chebbi, a huge expanse of sand dunes north of town. West of Merzouga, Dayet Srji is a seasonal salt lake (often dry in summer) that attracts a wide range of migratory and desert birds, including desert warblers, Egyptian nightjars and, occasionally, flamingos.
RABAT
Rabat, Morocco's capital, rests along the shores of the Bouregreg River and the Atlantic Ocean. It is known for landmarks of both Islamic and French-colonial heritage, including the Kasbah of the Udayas: this Berber-era royal fort is surrounded by formal French-designed gardens and overlooks the ocean. The city's iconic Hassan Tower, a 12th-century minaret, soars above the ruins of a mosque.
AGADIR
Agadir, a city along Morocco’s southern Atlantic coast, in the foothills of the Anti-Atlas Mountains, is the capital of the Agadir-Ida Ou Tanane province. A resort destination, it is known for its golf courses, wide crescent beach and seaside promenade lined with cafes, restaurants and bars. Agadir's hilltop kasbah was destroyed in a 1960 earthquake, but its original old wall remains standing.
IFRANE
Ifrane is a town in Morocco’s Middle Atlas Mountains. It is known for its alpine-style architecture and nearby ski slopes and forests. A stone statue of a lion near leafy Parc la Prairie is a well-known landmark. Just outside town, Ain Vittel is a spring with several waterfalls. To the west, Ifrane National Park, with its Atlas cedar forests, is home to rare Barbary macaques.
MARRAKECH
Marrakesh, a former imperial city in western Morocco, is a major economic center and home to ancient mosques, palaces and gardens. The medina is a densely packed, walled medieval city dating to the Berber Empire, with mazelike alleys where thriving souks (marketplaces) sell traditional textiles, pottery and jewelry. A symbol of the city, and visible for miles, is the Moorish minaret of 12th-century Koutoubia Mosque.
MERZOUGA
Merzouga is a small Moroccan town in the Sahara Desert, near the Algerian border. It is known as a gateway to Erg Chebbi, a huge expanse of sand dunes north of town. West of Merzouga, Dayet Srji is a seasonal salt lake (often dry in summer) that attracts a wide range of migratory and desert birds, including desert warblers, Egyptian nightjars and, occasionally, flamingos.
RABAT
Rabat, Morocco's capital, rests along the shores of the Bouregreg River and the Atlantic Ocean. It is known for landmarks of both Islamic and French-colonial heritage, including the Kasbah of the Udayas: this Berber-era royal fort is surrounded by formal French-designed gardens and overlooks the ocean. The city's iconic Hassan Tower, a 12th-century minaret, soars above the ruins of a mosque.
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