MOROCCO

The Kingdom of Morocco is a country in North Africa. It has a long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean that reaches past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Algeria to the east, the Mediterranean Sea and a relatively thin water border Spain to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to its west. The border to the south is disputed. Morocco claims ownership of Western Sahara and has administered most of the territory since 1975.

Location

Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara .

Geography

Strategic location along Strait of Gibraltar .

Capital

Rabat

Climate

Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior

Language

Arabic (official)
Berber dialects
French often the language of business, government, and diplomacy

Monetary Unit

Moroccan dirham (MAD

Largest Cities

Casablanca
Rabat
Fez
Marrakech
Agadir
Tangiers
Meknes
Oujda
Kenitra
Tetouan
Asfi
Huribgah
Beni Mellal
El Jadida
Ksar el Kabir
Nador
El Araich
Khamissat
Sattat

Places to Visit

Zagora
Fez
Tamtachoute
Chaouen

Principal rivers

Oum er Draa 1200 Km
Oum er Draa 1200 Km
Moulouya

Airports

Agadir Al-Massira
Hoceima Acharif Al Idrissi
Casablanca Anfa
Casablanca Mohamed V.
Dakhla
Errachidia Moulay Ali Cherif
Essaouira Mogador
Fez Sais
Goulimime
Ksar Es Souk
Laayoune Hassan I
Marrakech Menara

Meknes Mezergue
Nador
Nador Al-Aroui
Ouarzazate
Oujda Angads
Rabat Sale
Safi
Sidi Ifni
Smara
Tan Tan
Tangier Ibn-Batouta
Tarfaya
Tetouan Saniat R'mel