MOROCCO

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 GEOGRAPHIC UBICATION
Is a sovereign state located in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks
the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Morocco claims
the areas of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñon Velez De La Gomera, all of them
under Spanish jurisdiction. The capital is Rabat and the largest city Casablanca. Morocco
spans an area of 710,850 km2 and has a population of over 35 million.

Dark green: Undisputed

territory of Morocco
Lighter green: 
Western Sahara, a territory
 claimed and occupied
mostly by Morocco as its 
Southern Provinces
 CAPITAL
• RABAT:
Is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh largest city with an
urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan
population of over 1.2 million. It is also the capital city of the Rabat-Salé-
Kénitra administrative region. Rabat is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the
mouth of the river Bou Regreg, opposite Salé, the city's main commuter town.
Was founded in the 12th century by the Almohad ruler 
Abd al-Mu'min as a military town. The city steadily grew
but went into an extended period of decline following the
collapse of the Almohads. In the 17th century Rabat
became a haven for Barbary pirates. The French
established a protectorate over Morocco in 1912 and made
Rabat its administrative center. Morocco achieved
independence in 1955 and Rabat became its capital.
 CURRENCY AND LANGUAGES
• LANGUAGES: Morocco's official languages are Arabic and Berber.The country's distinctive group of Moroccan
Arabic dialects is referred to as Darija. Approximately 89.8% of the whole population can communicate to some
degree in Moroccan Arabic. The Berber language is spoken in three dialects (Tarifit, Tashelhit and 
Central Atlas Tamazight). In 2008, Frédéric Deroche estimated that there were 12 million Berber speakers, making
up about 40% of the population. The 2004 population census reported that 28.1% of the population spoke Berber.
• CURRENCY: The dirham is the legal tender in Morocco, made up of 100 units each of them called a santim.
Dirhams are the official Moroccan currency since 1882, and they come in coins of nine denominations and
banknotes of four denominations.
 IMPORTANT
PEOPLE

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personalities
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HISTOR
Y
• Prehistory and antiquity
The area of present-day Morocco has been inhabited since Paleolithic times, sometime between 190,000
and 90,000 BC. A recent publication may demonstrate an even earlier habitation period, as Homo sapiens
 fossils discovered in the late 2000s near the Atlantic coast in Jebel Irhoud were recently dated to roughly
315,000 years before present. During the Upper Paleolithic, the Maghreb was more fertile than it is
today, resembling a savanna more than today's arid landscape.[22] Twenty-two thousand years ago, the 
Aterian was succeeded by the Iberomaurusian culture, which shared similarities with Iberian cultures.
Skeletal similarities have been suggested between the Iberomaurusian "Mechta-Afalou" burials and
European Cro-Magnon remains. The Iberomaurusian was succeeded by the Beaker culture in Morocco.
 GOVERMENT

1. The goverment is Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy

2. The King Mohammed VI ascended to the throne on 23 July 1999
3. Prime minister is Saadeddine Othmani previously he served

The Mausoleum of Mohammed V in Rabat.

 CUISIN
E
Moroccan cuisine is considered as one of the most diversified cuisines in the world. This is a result of the centuries-
long interaction of Morocco with the outside world. [145] The cuisine of Morocco is mainly a fusion of Moorish,
European and Mediterranean cuisines.
Spices are used extensively in Moroccan cuisine. While spices have been imported to Morocco for thousands of years,
many ingredients such as saffron from Tiliouine, mint and olives from Meknes, and oranges and lemons from Fez, are
home-grown. Chicken is the most widely eaten meat in Morocco. The most commonly eaten red meat in Morocco is
beef; lamb is preferred but is relatively expensive. The main Moroccan dish most people are familiar with is  couscous,
[146] the old national delicacy.

Beef is the most commonly eaten red meat in Morocco, usually eaten in a Tagine with vegetables or legumes. Chicken
is also very commonly used in Tagines, knowing that one of the most famous
tagine is the Tagine of Chicken,potatoes and olives.  Lamb is also consumed, but as
Northwest African sheep breeds store most of their fat in their tails,
Moroccan lamb does not have the pungent flavour that Western lamb and mutton
 have. Poultry is also very common, and the use of seafood is increasing in Moroccan
food."g'did"
and In addition,
whichthere are to flavor tagines or used in "el ghraif"
are used dried salted meats and salted preserved meats such as
kliia/khlia 
a folded savory Moroccan pancake.
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