Architecture

• Menara gardens
  Menara gardens
  The Menara gardens are gardens located to the west of Marrakech, Morocco, at the gates of the Atlas mountains. They were built in the 12th century by the Almohad ruler Abd al-Mu'min....
  
  
• Moroccan style
  Moroccan style
  Moroccan style is a new trend in decoration which takes its roots from Moorish architecture, it has been made popular by the vogue of Riads renovation in Marrakech. Its becoming popular in some circles in UK and the USA. Riad Laksiba notably formed part of a reality TV program following a family...
  
  
• Riad (Morocco)
  Riad (Morocco)
  A riad is a traditional Moroccan house or palace with an interior garden or courtyard. The word riad comes from the Arabian term for garden, "ryad". The ancient Roman city of Volubilis provides a reference for the beginnings of riad architecture during the rule of the Idrisid Dynasty...
  
  
• Tadelakt
  Tadelakt
  Tadelakt or Tadellakt is a bright, nearly waterproof lime plaster which can be used on the inside of buildings and on the outside. It is the traditional coating of the palaces, hammams and bathrooms of the riads in Morocco. Its traditional application includes being polished with a river stone and...
  
  
• Zellige
  Zellige
  Zellige, zillij or zellij is terra cotta tilework covered with enamel in the form of chips set into plaster. It is one of the main characteristics of the Moroccan architecture...
  
  

Cinematography

• Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets
  Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets
  Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets is a 2000 Moroccan crime drama film that tells the story of several homeless boys. It was awarded in the 2000 Stockholm Film Festival and in the 2000 Amiens International Film Festival.-Plot:...
  
  
• Casablanca (film)
  Casablanca (film)
  Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid, and featuring Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Dooley Wilson. Set during World War II, it focuses on a man torn between, in...
  
  
• Marock
  Marock
  Marock is the 2005 Moroccan film by the female director Laïla Marrakchi. The movie was very controversial as it deals with a Muslim/Jewish love between two high school mates, Rita and Youri...
  
  
• Morocco (1930 Movie)
• List of foreign films shot in Morocco

Festivals

• Festival of Amazigh Film
  Festival of Amazigh Film
  The Amazigh Film Festival is a non-governmental and independent film festival organized by Amazigh cultural associations and independent / amateur Amazigh filmmakers in Morocco. The festival does not receive any financial support from any outside party at all...
  
  
• Gnaoua World Music Festival
  Gnaoua World Music Festival
  The Gnaoua World Music Festival is a Gnawa music festival held annually in Essaouira, Morocco.The festival provides a platform for exchanges and a meeting point of music and dialogue between foreign artists and the mystical Gnaoua musicians...
  
  
• Tanjazz
  Tanjazz
  Tanjazz is an international jazz festival held annually in Tangier, Morocco since the year 2000.-External links:*...
  
  
• World Sacred Music Festival
  World Sacred Music Festival
  The World Festival of Sacred Music brings together performers from every corner of our planet for a week of artistic show in Fes, Morocco's ancient holy city. It was first held in 1994.-Los Angeles:...
  
  

Music

• Andalusian classical music
  Andalusian classical music
  Andalusian classical music is a style of Moorish music found across North Africa in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. It originates out of the music of Al-Andalus between the 9th and 15th centuries....
  
  
• Andalusi nubah
  Andalusi nubah
  Andalusi nubah is a musical genre found in the North African Maghrib states of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya but, as the name indicates, it has its origins in the Arabo-Andalusian music...
  
  
• Bachir Attar
  Bachir Attar
  Bachir Attar is the leader of Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar. He is the son of Hadj Abdesalam Attar who led the group Master Musicians of Jajouka at the time of their groundbreaking album produced by Brian Jones.- Attar as the leader of The Master Musicians of Jajouka :Bachir...
  
  
• Bendir
  Bendir
  The bendir is a frame drum used as a traditional instrument throughout North Africa. Unlike the tambourine, it has no jingles but most often has a snare stretched across its head, which when the drum is struck with the fingers or palm gives the tone a buzzing quality.The bendir is a frame drum...
  
  
• Berber music
  Berber music
  The Berber people is the indigenous and major ethnic group inhabiting North Africa and part of West Africa . Berbers call themselves "imazighen"...
  
  
• Chaabi
• Gnawa music
  Gnawa music
  Gnawa music is a mixture of sub-Saharan African, Berber, and Sufi religious songs and rhythms. It combines music and acrobatic dancing. The music is both a prayer and a celebration of life...
  
  
• Guembri
• Jil Jilala
  Jil Jilala
  Jil Jilala is a Moroccan musical group which rose to prominence in the 1970s among the movement created by Nass El Ghiwane and Lem Chaheb. Jil Jilala was founded in Marrakech in 1972 by performing arts students Mohamed Derhem, Moulay Tahar Asbahani, Sakina Safadi, Mahmoud Essaadi, Hamid Zoughi and...
  
  
• Krakebs
  Krakebs
  Krakebs or garagab ) are large metal castanet-like musical instruments which are the primary rhythmic component of Gnawa music. They are used primarily in Morocco and Algeria and are considered to be a hypnotic instrument, allowing people to be engulfed in a trance-like state....
  
  
• Malhun
  Malhun
  Malhun or milhun , meaning "the melodic poem", is a Moroccan music that borrows its modes from the Andalusian music...
  
  
• Master Musicians of Jajouka
• Master Musicians of Jajouka featuring Bachir Attar
  Master Musicians of Jajouka Featuring Bachir Attar
  Master Musicians of Jajouka is a group led by Bachir Attar, from the village of Jajouka near Ksar-el-Kebir in the Ahl Srif mountains in the southern Rif Mountains of northern Morocco....
  
  
• Master Musicians of Joujouka
• Morocco in the Eurovision Song Contest
  Morocco in the Eurovision Song Contest
  Morocco entered the Eurovision Song Contest for the first, and so far only, time at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "Bitaqat Hob", performed by Samira Bensaïd in the Arabic language...
  
  
• Nass El Ghiwane
  Nass El Ghiwane
  Nass El Ghiwane are a musical group established in 1971 in Casablanca, Morocco. Their song "Ya Sah" appears in the film The Last Temptation of Christ and on the associated album Passion – Sources. The group, which originated in avant-garde political theater, has played an influential role in...
  
  
• Nass Marrakech
  Nass Marrakech
  Nass Marrakech is a Gnawa music group formed in 1991. They have evolved in directions unknown before for Gnawa musicians with the introduction of instruments foreign to Gnawa music such as the djembe, tam-tam, mandolin, tabla and Afro-Cuban percussion....
  
  
• Sephardic music
  Sephardic music
  There are three types of Sephardic songs—topical and entertainment songs, romance songs and spiritual or ceremonial songs. Lyrics can be in several languages, including Hebrew for religious songs, and Ladino....
  
  

Communications

• .ma
  .ma
  .ma is the Internet country code top-level domain for Morocco. A local registrar with a local Moroccan company as administrative contact is needed to register an .ma or .co.ma domain name...
  
  
• ISOC Morocco
  ISOC Morocco
  The Moroccan chapter of the Internet Society is a non-governmental association and is part of the global Internet Society. It aims at being the local arm of ISOC, as well as relaying local concerns to the relevant Internet organizations....
  
  
• Maroc Telecom
  Maroc Telecom
  Maroc Telecom is the main telecommunication company in Morocco.IAM employs around 11,178 employees. It has 8 regional delegations with 220 offices present on all the territory of Morocco.IAM is controlled by Vivendi which has a 53% share of its capital...
  
  
• Méditel
  Méditel
  Méditel is one of three licensed telecommunications operators in Morocco. Its headquarters is based in Casablanca.Méditel obtained the second license of mobile telephony in Morocco in 1999...
  
  
• Menara, Maroc Telecom
  Menara, Maroc Telecom
  Menara is a subsidiary company of Maroc Telecom. It is the principal Internet service provider in Morocco.-See also:* Communications in Morocco* Broadband Internet access in Morocco...
  
  
• Ministry of Communications of Morocco
  Ministry of Communications of Morocco
  Mincom is the Ministry of Communications for the Government of Morocco.-External links:*...
  
  

• ONPT
  ONPT
  ONPT ONPT ONPT ONPT ONPT ONPT ONPT ONPT ONPT ( was a Moroccan state-owned-industrial and economic institution. The body was in charge of all communications and telecommunications matters of Morocco....
  
  
• List of postal codes in Morocco
• British post offices in Morocco
  British post offices in Morocco
  The British post offices in Morocco, also known as the "Morocco Agencies", were a system of post offices operated by the United Kingdom in Morocco.-First office:...
  
  
• Postal history of Morocco
• List of fish on stamps of Morocco

Culture

• Djemaa el Fna
  Djemaa el Fna
  Jamaa el Fna is a square and market place in Marrakesh's medina quarter . The origin of its name is unclear: Jemaa means "congregational mosque" in Arabic, probably referring to a destroyed Almoravid mosque...
  
  
• Forbes Museum of Tangier
  Forbes Museum of Tangier
  Forbes Museum of Tangier was a museum founded by the American publisher of Forbes magazine, Malcolm Forbes, in Tangier, Morocco.The museum had been located in Malcolm Forbes' Palais Mendoub, a property located on the Marshan in Tangier, and had a collection of a total of 115,000 models of lead...
  
  
• Marrakech Museum
  Marrakech Museum
  The Museum of Marrakech is a museum in the old center of Marrakech, Morocco.The museum is housed in the Dar Menebhi Palace, built at the end of the 19th century by Mehdi Menebhi. The palace was carefully restored by the Omar Benjelloun Foundation and converted into a museum in 1997...
  
  

Demography

• Beni Hassan
  Beni Hassan
  Beni Ḥassān were a nomadic group of Arabian origin, one of the four sub-tribes of the Maqil Arabian tribes who emigrated in the 11th century to the Maghreb with the Bani Hilal and Banu Sulaym Arabs.. They originally lived with their Maqil relatives in the area between Tadla, Moulouiya River...
  
  
• Beni Ouriaghel
• Berber people
  Berber people
  Berbers are the indigenous peoples of North Africa west of the Nile Valley. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis, in Egypt, and from the Mediterranean to the Niger River. Historically they spoke the Berber language or varieties of it, which together form a branch...
  
  
• Chleuh
  Chleuh
  The Shilha people, commonly known as the Chleuh are a Berber ethnic group. They live mainly in Morocco's Atlas Mountains and Souss Valley. The Shilha population is estimated to be approximately 8 million.They speak the Shilha language in several regional varieties...
  
  
• Sahrawi

Economy

• Attijariwafa Bank
  Attijariwafa Bank
  Attijariwafa Bank is the largest bank in Morocco and the third one in Africa. It was established after a merger between Banque Commerciale du Maroc and Wafabank....
  
  
• Bank Al-Maghrib
  Bank Al-Maghrib
  The Bank Al-Maghrib is the central bank of the Kingdom of Morocco. It was founded in 1959, and is based in Rabat. It holds reserves of foreign currency with an estimated worth of USD 36 billion . In addition to currency management, the Bank Al-Maghrib also supervises a number of privatized banks...
  
  
• BMCE Bank
  BMCE Bank
  BMCE Bank is a large commercial bank in Morocco. According to the company's website, it operates over 500 branches in Morocco alone...
  
  
• BMCI
  BMCI
  BMCI is a bank based in Morocco. It's a subsidiary of the French financial group BNP Paribas....
  
  
• Banque Commerciale du Maroc
  Banque Commerciale du Maroc
  Banque Commerciale du Maroc or B.C.M. was a bank founded in 1911 in Morocco. Deutsche Bank and le Crédit Industriel et Commercial were among the shareholders of B.C.M.- Overview :In 1999, the capital of B.C.M...
  
  
• Casablanca Stock Exchange
  Casablanca Stock Exchange
  The Casablanca Stock Exchange is a stock exchange in Casablanca, Morocco. The Casablanca Stock Exchange , which achieves one of the best performances in the region of the Middle East and North Africa , is Africa's third largest Bourse after Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Nigerian Stock Exchange...
  
  

• List of Moroccan companies
• MADEX index
  MADEX index
  The MADEX index is a stock index that comprises most active shares listed continuously in the Casablanca Stock Exchange with variations closely linked to all the market serves as a reference for the listing of all funds invested in shares...
  
  
• MASI index
  MASI index
  The MASI index is a stock index that tracks the performance of all companies listed in the Casablanca Stock Exchange located at Casablanca, Morocco. It is one of two main indices at the bourse, the other being the MADEX ....
  
  
• Wana
  Wana (Telecommunications)
  Wana is the third main telecommunication company in Morocco. It was one of the early Internet service providers in Morocco. It started marketing its internet services representing the brand Wanadoo, thus the name Wana...
  
  
• Moroccan dirham
  Moroccan dirham
  The dirham is the currency of Morocco. The plural form is pronounced darahim, although in French and English "dirhams" is commonly used. Its ISO 4217 code is "MAD". It is subdivided into 100 santimat . The dirham is issued by the Bank Al-Maghrib, the central bank of Morocco...
  
  
• Moroccan franc
  Moroccan franc
  The franc was the currency of French Morocco from 1921. It became the currency of all Morocco in 1957 and circulated until 1974. It was divided into 100 centimes .-History:...
  
  

• US-Morocco Free Trade Agreement
• Wafa Bank
  Wafa Bank
  Wafa Bank is a defunct private bank in Morocco. A fusion with Banque Commerciale du Maroc gave birth to Attijariwafa Bank.-History:*1904 Compagnie Française de Crédit et de Banque established a branch in Morocco of its Algerian subsidiary under the name Compagnie Algerienne de Crédit et de Banque...
  
  
• Marjane
  Marjane
  This article is about the Moroccan supermarket chain. For the Iranian-French graphic novel author see Marjane Satrapi.Marjane is a Moroccan hypermarket chain. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Omnium nord Africain group.In 2008, the company have 21 Hypermarkets around Morocco...
  
  
• Tangier Exportation Free Zone
  Tangier Exportation Free Zone
  Tangier Exportation Free Zone is a free economic zone located south of Tangier, Morocco. The zone has an area of 3.45 km². It is managed by Tangier Free Zone .-External links:* * - WebWire.com...
  
  

Education

• Al Akhawayn University
  Al Akhawayn University
  Al Akhawayn University is a university located in Ifrane, Morocco, just 60 kilometers away from the imperial city of Fez, in the midst of the Middle Atlas Mountains. The creation of Al Akhawayn University was largely funded by the King of Saudi Arabia from a large endowment intended for the...
  
  
• University of Al Karaouine
  University of Al Karaouine
  The University of Al-Karaouine or Al-Qarawiyyin is a university located in Fes, Morocco which was established in 1947. Its origins date back to 859, when it was founded as a mosque school or madrasa...
  
  
• École Hassania des Travaux Publics
  École Hassania des Travaux Publics
  The École Hassania des Travaux Publics , or Ehtp, is one of the Moroccan's oldest engineering school and remains to this day one of the most prestigious Moroccan Grande Ecole in engineering...
  
  
• ISCAE
  ISCAE
  The ISCAE is a business school in Casablanca, Morocco. It was founded in 1971 to improve business education in Morocco.-Cycle Normal:...
  
  

• Ben Youssef Medrassa
  Ben Youssef Medrassa
  The Ben Youssef Madrasa was an Islamic college in Marrakech, Morocco, named after the Almoravid sultan Ali ibn Yusuf , who expanded the city and its influence considerably...
  
  
• École Normale Hébraïque
  École Normale Hébraïque
  The École Normale Hébraïque is a Jewish secondary school in Casablanca, Morocco, opened in 1945. It regularly achieves 100% success rates in the national matriculation examinations, the best record in the country. In 2005 it has 138 students of whom 26 are French. Muslims are not currently...
  
  
• Lycée Lyautey (Casablanca)
  Lycée Lyautey (Casablanca)
  Lycée Lyautey is a French Lycée belonging to the French Mission in Casablanca, Morocco. It was named after Marshal Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey who was the Resident General in Morocco from 1912 to 1925...
  
  

• Mohammed V University
  Mohammed V University
  Mohammed V University was founded in 1957 under a royal decree . It is the first modern university in Morocco.The university is named after Mohammed V d. 1961, the former King of Morocco. In 1993, it was divided into two independent universities:* Mohammed V University at Agdal* Mohammed V...
  
  
• Mohammed V University at Agdal
  Mohammed V University at Agdal
  Mohammed V University is a Moroccan university which was founded in 1957. It was split in 1993 to become two independent universities, Mohammed V University at Agdal and Mohammed V University at Souissi.-Academics:...
  
  
• Mohammed V University at Souissi
  Mohammed V University at Souissi
  Mohammed V University at Souissi is a Moroccan university which was founded in 1993 by splitting Mohammed V University into two independent universities.As of the academic season 2005-2006, the university counted 18,531 alumni....
  
  
• Rabat American School
  Rabat American School
  The Rabat American School is an independent college preparatory day school located in Rabat, Morocco. The program is co-educational and non-residential. English is the language of instruction.-History:...
  
  
• The American School of Tangier
  The American School of Tangier
  -Introduction:Welcome to The American School of Tangier. For sixty years, our school has been an anchor of learning and culture in northern Morocco...
  
  
• Bibliothèque Générale et Archives
  Bibliothèque Générale et Archives
  Bibliothèque Générale et Archives is the national library of Morocco. The library is located in Rabat with a branch in Tetouan.-History:The library was founded in 1924. After a dahir in 1926, it became a public establishment.-External links:...
  
  
• Sup De Co Marrakech
  Sup De Co Marrakech
  Sup De Co Marrakech is a private four year College based in Marrakech, Morocco. It was founded in 1987 by Ahmed Bennis....
  
  

Food

• Argan
  Argan
  The Argan is a species of tree endemic to the calcareous semi-desert Sous valley of southwestern Morocco and to the Algerian region of Tindouf in the western Mediterranean region. It is the sole species in the genus Argania....
  
  
• Charmoula
• Couscous
  Couscous
  Couscous is a Berber dish of semolina traditionally served with a meat or vegetable stew spooned over it. Couscous is a staple food throughout Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.-Etymology:...
  
  
• Harira
  Harira
  Harira is the traditional soup of Morocco. It is usually eaten during dinner in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan to break the fasting day. It is considered as a meal in itself....
  
  
• List of Moroccan dishes

• Moroccan tea culture
  Moroccan tea culture
  Moroccan tea culture is defined by the way tea is prepared and consumed in Morocco, where it is widely consumed with food. The tradition has also spread throughout North Africa, parts of the Sahel, and southern Spain. Tea occupies a very important place in Moroccan culture and is considered an...
  
  
• Pastilla
  Pastilla
  It is a pie which combines sweet and salty flavours; a combination of crisp layers of the crêpe-like warka dough , savory meat slow-cooked in broth and spices and shredded, and a crunchy layer of toasted and ground almonds, cinnamon, and sugar.The filling is made a day ahead, and is made by...
  
  
• Ras el hanout
  Ras el hanout
  Ras el hanout or Rass el hanout is a popular Moroccan blend of spices that is used across North Africa. The name means "top of the shop" in Arabic and refers to a mixture of the best spices a seller has to offer...
  
  
• Tajine
  Tajine
  A tajine, or tagine , is a dish from North Africa, that is named after the special earthenware pot in which it is cooked. A similar dish, known as tavvas, is found in the cuisine of Cyprus. The traditional tajine pot is formed entirely of a heavy clay, which is sometimes painted or glazed...
  
  

Geography

• Atlas Mountains
  Atlas Mountains
  The Atlas Mountains is a mountain range across a northern stretch of Africa extending about through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. The highest peak is Toubkal, with an elevation of in southwestern Morocco. The Atlas ranges separate the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines from the Sahara Desert...
  
  
• Cape Juby
  Cape Juby
  Cape Juby is a cape on the coast of southern Morocco, near the border with Western Sahara, directly east of the Canary Islands.Its surrounding area, called Cape Juby strip or Tarfaya strip, while making up presently the far South of Morocco, is in a way a semi-desertic buffer zone between Morocco...
  
  
• Cape Spartel
  Cape Spartel
  Cape Spartel is a promontory in Morocco about above sea level at the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, 12 km West of Tangier. It is frequently but incorrectly referred as the northernmost point of Africa, which is instead Ras ben Sakka, Tunisia....
  
  
• Chellah
  Chellah
  Chellah, or Sala Colonia is a necropolis and complex of ancient Roman Mauretania Tingitana and medieval ruins at Rabat, Morocco. It is the most ancient human settlement on the mouth of the Bou Regreg River.-History:...
  
  

• Lixus (ancient city)
  Lixus (ancient city)
  Lixus is the site of an ancient city located in Morocco just north of the modern seaport of Larache on the bank of the Loukkos River. The location was one of the main cities of the Roman province Mauretania Tingitana.-Geography:...
  
  
• Rif Mountains
• Tamuda
  Tamuda
  Tamuda is an archaeological site in Morocco situated near Tetouan. It was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Mauretanians.The city was one of the major cities of the Roman province Mauretania Tingitana....
  
  
• Todra Gorge
  Todra Gorge
  Todra Gorge is a canyon in the eastern part of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco, near the town of Tinerhir. Both the Todra and neighbouring Dades Rivers have carved out cliff-sided canyons on their final through the mountains. The last of the Todra gorge are the most spectacular...
  
  
• Volubilis
  Volubilis
  Volubilis is an archaeological site in Morocco situated near Meknes between Fez and Rabat along the N13 road. The nearest town is Moulay Idriss. Volubilis features the best preserved Roman ruins in this part of northern Africa...
  
  
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History

• Algeciras Conference
  Algeciras Conference
  The Algeciras Conference of 1906 took place in Algeciras, Spain, and lasted from January 16 to April 7. The purpose of the conference was to find a solution to the First Moroccan Crisis between France and Germany, which arose as Germany attempted to prevent France from establishing a protectorate...
  
  
• Ameziane museum
  Ameziane Museum
  Ameziane museum is a private museum opened in Nador, Morocco in May 2006.The museum prompted controversy as it is dedicated to the Maréchal Mohamed Ameziane, a former military chief of staff during the Third Rif War in early 20th century whom many believe he helped the Spanish army in the Rif...
  
  
• Army of Liberation
  Army of Liberation
  The Army of Liberation was a force fighting for the independence of Morocco....
  
  
• Battle of Alcazarquivir
• Battle of Azamor
  Battle of Azamor
  The Battle of Azemmour took place in Morocco, on August 28 and 29 of 1513 between the Portuguese Empire and the Moroccan Wattasid dynasty.Azemmour, dependent on the King of Fes, even enjoying of great autonomy, paid vassalage to the king João II of Portugal since 1486...
  
  
• Battle of Marrakech
  Battle of Marrakech
  The Battle of Marrakech was fought on August 23, 1908, between Moroccan forces and the forces of the rebel, Mulay Hafid. Hafid was victorious....
  
  
• Battle of Tondibi
  Battle of Tondibi
  The Battle of Tondibi was the decisive confrontation in Morocco's 16th-century invasion of the Songhai Empire. Though vastly outnumbered, the Moroccan forces under Judar Pasha defeated the Songhai Askia Ishaq II, guaranteeing the Empire's downfall....
  
  
• Berber Dahir
  Berber Dahir
  The so-called Berber Dahir is a dahir created by French protectorate in Morocco on May 16, 1930. It was an adaptation of secular, traditional Berber laws to the conditions of the time. The French wanted to facilitate their takeover of the Berber tribes's property while maintaining the Berber...
  
  
• Goumier
  Goumier
  Moroccan Goumiers were soldiers who served in auxiliary units attached to the French Army of Africa, between 1908 and 1956. The term Goumier was also occasionally used to designate native soldiers in the French army of the French Sudan and Upper Volta during the colonial era.-Description:The word...
  
  
• Grands Caids
  Grands Caids
  The Grands Caids were Berber feudal rulers of southern quarter of Morocco under the French Protectorate....
  
  
• Greater Morocco
  Greater Morocco
  Greater Morocco is a label historically used by some Moroccan anti-colonial political leaders protesting against Spanish and French rule, to refer to wider territories historically associated with the Moroccan Sultan...
  
  

• History of republicanism in Morocco
  History of republicanism in Morocco
  In the history of Morocco, there have been a few attempts to establish republican forms of government:*Moor refugees from Andalusia formed in Salé and Rabat the Republic of Bou Regreg, a base for piracy...
  
  
• First Moroccan Crisis
  First Moroccan Crisis
  The First Moroccan Crisis was the international crisis over the international status of Morocco between March 1905 and May 1906. Germany resented France's increasing dominance of Morocco, and insisted on an open door policy that would allow German business access to its market...
  
  
• French Morocco
  French Morocco
  French Protectorate of Morocco was a French protectorate in Morocco, established by the Treaty of Fez. French Morocco did not include the north of the country, which was a Spanish protectorate...
  
  
• Colonial Heads of French Morocco
  Colonial heads of French Morocco
  List of Colonial Heads of French Morocco...
  
  
• Colonial Heads of Spanish Morocco
• Green March
  Green March
  The Green March was a strategic mass demonstration in November 1975, coordinated by the Moroccan government, to force Spain to hand over the disputed, autonomous semi-metropolitan Spanish Province of Sahara to Morocco.-Background:...
  
  
• Ifni War
  Ifni War
  The Ifni War, sometimes called the Forgotten War in Spain , was a series of armed incursions into Spanish West Africa by Moroccan insurgents and Sahrawi rebels that began in October 1957 and culminated with the abortive siege of Sidi Ifni.The war, which may be seen as part of the general movement...
  
  
• Kingdom of Nekor
  Kingdom of Nekor
  The Kingdom of Nekor was an emirate in the Rif area of modern day Morocco, with its capital initially at Temsaman but later at Nekor. It was founded by an immigrant of Yemen, Salih I ibn Mansur al-Himyarī in 710 AD, by Caliphal grant...
  
  
• Moroccan-American Treaty of Friendship
  Moroccan-American Treaty of Friendship
  In December 1777, Moroccan sultan Muhammad III included America in a list of countries to which Morocco’s ports were open. With that message to foreign consuls for communication to European capitals, Morocco became the first country whose head of state publicly recognized the new United States...
  
  
• Republic of the Rif
  Republic of the Rif
  The Republic of the Rif , was created in September 1921, when the people of the Rif revolted and declared their independence from Spanish occupation as well as from the Moroccan sultan.Its capital city was Ajdir, its currency the Rif Republic Riffan, its national...
  
  

• First Rif War
  Rif War (1893)
  The First Melillan campaign, also called the Melilla War or the Margallo War in Spain, was a conflict between Spain and 39 of the Rif tribes of northern Morocco, and later the Sultan of Morocco, that began in October 1893, was openly declared November 9, 1893,...
  
  
• Third Rif War
  Rif War (1920)
  The Rif War, also called the Second Moroccan War, was fought between Spain and the Moroccan Rif Berbers.-Rifian forces:...
  
  
• Sand War
  Sand War
  The Sand War or Sands War occurred along the Algerian-Moroccan border in October 1963, and was a Moroccan attempt to claim the Tindouf and the Béchar areas that France had annexed to French Algeria a few decades earlier.- Background :...
  
  
• Second Moroccan Crisis
• Spanish Morocco
  Spanish Morocco
  The Spanish protectorate of Morocco was the area of Morocco under colonial rule by the Spanish Empire, established by the Treaty of Fez in 1912 and ending in 1956, when both France and Spain recognized Moroccan independence.-Territorial borders:...
  
  
• Tangier Crisis
• Tangier Protocol
  Tangier Protocol
  Tangier Protocol was an agreement signed between France, Spain and the United Kingdom by which Tangier, Morocco became an international zone.-History:The protocol was signed in 1925. Starting from 1929, Spain assumed the policing of the city...
  
  
• Treaty of Fez
  Treaty of Fez
  By the Treaty of Fez , signed March 30, 1912, Sultan Abdelhafid gave up the sovereignty of Morocco to the French, making the country a protectorate, resolving the Agadir Crisis of July 1, 1911....
  
  
• History of Western Sahara
  History of Western Sahara
  The history of Western Sahara can be traced back to the times of Carthaginian explorer Hanno the Navigator in the 5th century BC. Though few historical records are left from that period, Western Sahara's modern history has its roots linked to some nomadic groups such as the Sanhaja group and the...
  
  
• Years of Lead
  Years of Lead (Morocco)
  The Years of Lead is the term used especially by former opponents to the rule of King Hassan II of Morocco to describe a period of his rule marked by state violence against dissidents and democracy activists.-Timeframe:...
  
  

Human rights

• Conseil Consultatif des Droits de l'Homme
  Conseil Consultatif des Droits de l'Homme
  Conseil Consultatif des Droits de l’Homme is a Moroccan governmental human rights body founded by late King Hassan II of Morocco by a royal decree in 1990....
  
  
• Gay rights in Morocco
  Gay rights in Morocco
  Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in Morocco face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is illegal in Morocco...
  
  
• Mudawana
  Mudawana
  The Mudawana is the personal status code, also known as the family code, in Moroccan law. It concerns issues related to the family, including the regulation of marriage, polygamy, divorce, inheritance, and child custody. Originally based on the Maliki school of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence, it was...
  
  
• Al Wifaq
  Al Wifaq
  Al Wifaq was a Moroccan Jewish nationalist organization promoting coexistence between Jews and Muslim communities in Morocco.Al Wifaq was established in February 1956 and stopped its activities the same year following the removal of the Jewish minister of Telegraphs and the sudden prohibition on...
  
  
• Association Marocaine des Droits de l'Homme
  Association Marocaine des Droits de l'Homme
  Association Marocaine des Droits Humaine ' , known in English as the Moroccan Association of Human Rights , is aMoroccan non-profit human rights non-governmental organization founded on June 24, 1979 in Rabat, Morocco by the Socialist Union of Popular Forces .AMDH is a member of the International...
  
  

• Royal institute of the Amazigh culture
  Royal institute of the Amazigh culture
  The Royal institute of the Amazigh culture is an academic institute of the Moroccan government in charge with the development and the promotion of the Berber languages of Morocco....
  
  
• Makhzen
  Makhzen
  Makhzen is the governing elite in Morocco and in pre-1957 Tunisia, centered around the king and consisting of royal notables, businessmen, wealthy landowners, tribal leaders, top-ranking military personnel, security service bosses, and other well-connected members of the...
  
  
• Tazmamart
  Tazmamart
  Tazmamart was a secret prison in south-eastern Morocco in the Atlas Mountains, holding political prisoners. The prison became a symbol ofoppression in the political history of contemporary Morocco...
  
  
• Years of Lead
  Years of Lead (Morocco)
  The Years of Lead is the term used especially by former opponents to the rule of King Hassan II of Morocco to describe a period of his rule marked by state violence against dissidents and democracy activists.-Timeframe:...
  
  

Languages

• Atlas languages
  Atlas languages
  The Atlas languages, or more exactly Moroccan Atlas, also Masmuda, are a subgroup of the Northern Berber languages spoken in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. By mutual intelligibility, they are a single language; however, they are distinct sociolinguistically and are considered separate languages by...
  
  
• Moroccan Arabic
  Moroccan Arabic
  Moroccan Arabic is the variety of Arabic spoken in the Arabic-speaking areas of Morocco. For official communications, the government and other public bodies use Modern Standard Arabic, as is the case in most Arabic-speaking countries. A mixture of French and Moroccan Arabic is used in business...
  
  
• Berber languages
  Berber languages
  The Berber languages are a family of languages indigenous to North Africa, spoken from Siwa Oasis in Egypt to Morocco , and south to the countries of the Sahara Desert...
  
  
• Ghomara language
  Ghomara language
  The language of the Ghomara is a Northern Berber language spoken by at least 10,000 people in Morocco near Tetouan and Chaouen. While included in the Zenati subgroup by some sources , it is probably more closely related to southern Moroccan languages, such as Central Atlas Tamazight and Shilha....
  
  
• Judeo-Berber language
  Judeo-Berber language
  Judeo-Berber , is a term used primarily for the Berber varieties traditionally spoken by the Jewish communities of certain parts of central and southern Morocco. Speakers emigrated to Israel in the 1950s and 1960s. While mutually comprehensible with the Tamazight spoken by most inhabitants of the...
  
  

• Rif languages
  Rif languages
  According to the Ethnologue, the Rif languages are a genetic subgroup of the Zenati languages including two languages and dialects spoken in the Rif area of Morocco. Other sources regard Senhaja de Srair as non-Zenati, and thus see "Rif languages" as an areal rather than genetic grouping:*Senhaja...
  
  
• Senhaja de Srair language
  Senhaja de Srair language
  The language of the Senhaja de Srair, also Senhaya or Zenaga, is a Northern Berber language spoken in the southern part of the Moroccan Rif. It is most closely related to the Atlas languages, but heavily influenced by the neighboring Riff language Contrary to the Ethnologue, it is not extinct;...
  
  
• Atlas languages
  Atlas languages
  The Atlas languages, or more exactly Moroccan Atlas, also Masmuda, are a subgroup of the Northern Berber languages spoken in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. By mutual intelligibility, they are a single language; however, they are distinct sociolinguistically and are considered separate languages by...
  
  
• Riff language
• Shilha language

Media

• List of newspapers in Morocco
• 2M TV
  2M TV
  2M TV is a Moroccan television service. It was established by the largest Moroccan economic conglomerate, ONA, before being sold to the Moroccan state. It is based in Casablanca...
  
  
• Assahifa Al Ousbouia
  Assahifa Al Ousbouia
  Assahifa Al Ousbouia is an Arabic language weekly magazine in Morocco.The paper is a sister publication of Le Journal Hebdomadaire.It publishes 23 000 copies weekly. it was the second largest weekly in Morocco, after "al ayam"....
  
  
• Attajdid
  Attajdid
  Attajdid is a Moroccan newspaper, of a generally Muslim conservative stance with close ties with Justice and Development Party.-Controversy:...
  
  
• Le Journal Hebdomadaire
  Le Journal Hebdomadaire
  Le Journal Hebdomadaire , was a French language, Moroccan weekly magazine, published between 1997 and 2010 . It had an Arabic language counterpart called Assahifa Al Ousbouia.-Background:It is privately owned, and has an independent and critical editorial line against the Moroccan government...
  
  

• Maghreb Arab Press
  Maghreb Arab Press
  Maghreb Arab Press , is a Moroccan official news agency founded on May 31, 1959 by Mehdi Bennouna in Rabat. The director is Mohammed Khabbachi, and the general office is located in Rabat....
  
  
• Médi 1
  MEDI 1
  Médi 1 Radio is a private, commercial Moroccan radio network owned by various banks and private companies from both Morocco and France. The station started broadcasting in 1980 and is based in Tangier, Morocco....
  
  
• Morocco Times
  Morocco Times
  The Morocco Times was an English language Moroccan Internet-based newspaper, the first of its kind. It was started on November 22, 2004, and was owned by the Maroc Soir Group, a publishing house that owns several of Morocco's major newspapers...
  
  
• Organisme de Justification de la Diffusion
• Tel Quel magazine
  Tel Quel (Morocco)
  TelQuel , is a French-language Moroccan weekly magazine. It is privately owned, and is known for its resolute opposition to Islamist ideology in Morocco...
  
  
• Morocco Board News]

Military

• Harry Aubrey de Maclean
  Harry Aubrey de Maclean
  General Sir Harry Aubrey de Vere Maclean , KCMG was a Scottish soldier, and instructor to the Moroccan Army.-Military career:...
  
  
• Black Guard
  Black Guard
  The Black Guard , also known as "Masters of the Blackness," were the corps of black-African slave-soldiers assembled by the Alaouite sultan of Morocco, Moulay Ismail...
  
  
• Marche Verte
  Marche Verte
  Marche Verte is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Royal Moroccan Air Force and the official aerobatic team of Morocco. Named for the 1975 "Green March", the team was formed in 1988 when French pilot Jean-Pierre Otelli was tasked with establishing an aerobatic team. Initially, the team...
  
  
• Military of Morocco
  Military of Morocco
  The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces are the summation of the armed forces of the kingdom of Morocco.It was founded in 1956 after Morocco's independence from France and Spain...
  
  
• Moroccan Royal Guard
  Moroccan Royal Guard
  The Moroccan Royal Guard is officially part of the Royal Moroccan Army. However it is under the direct operational control of the Royal Military Household of His Majesty the King.- Organization :...
  
  
• Order of Ouissam Alaouite
• Royal Moroccan Air Force
  Royal Moroccan Air Force
  The Royal Moroccan Air Force is the air force branch of the Moroccan Armed Forces.-History:...
  
  
• Sand war
  Sand War
  The Sand War or Sands War occurred along the Algerian-Moroccan border in October 1963, and was a Moroccan attempt to claim the Tindouf and the Béchar areas that France had annexed to French Algeria a few decades earlier.- Background :...
  
  

Politics

• Baker Plan
  Baker Plan
  The Baker Plan is a United Nations initiative to grant self-determination to Western Sahara...
  
  
• Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs
  Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs
  The Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs or Corcas, from the French abbreviation of Conseil royal consultatif pour les affaires sahariennes, is an advisory committee to the Moroccan government on the Western Sahara. It was originally devised by King Hassan II in the 1970s , but allowed to...
  
  , known as CORCAS
• Democracy in Morocco
• Elections in Morocco
  Elections in Morocco
  Elections in Morocco are held on a national level for the legislature. Parliament has two chambers. The Assembly of Representatives of Morocco has 325 members elected for a five year term, 295 elected in multi-seat constituencies and 30 in national lists consisting only of women...
  
  
• Moroccan parliamentary election, 2007
  Moroccan parliamentary election, 2007
  Parliamentary elections were held in Morocco on 7 September 2007, the second of King Mohammed VI's reign. Voter turnout was estimated to be 37%, the lowest in Moroccan political history. There were 33 different parties and 13 independent candidates competing for 325 assembly seats...
  
  
• Foreign relations of Morocco
  Foreign relations of Morocco
  Morocco is a member of the United Nations and belongs to the Arab League, Arab Maghreb Union , Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , the Non-Aligned Movement and the Community of Sahel-Saharan States . Morocco’s relationships vary greatly between African, Arab, and Western states. Morocco has had...
  
  
• Morocco and the European Union
  Morocco and the European Union
  Diplomatic relations between Morocco and the European Union date back to 1960, when a commercial agreement was concluded. However, the beginning of Moroccan King Mohammed VI's reign marked a major shift toward more cooperation, comprehension and partnership. In 1976 a first co-operation agreement...
  
  
• Human rights in Morocco
  Human rights in Morocco
  Morocco’s human rights record is mixed. On the one hand, Morocco has made considerable improvements since the repressive Years of Lead under King Hassan II's reign , but under his modernizing son, Mohammed VI, there are still complaints about abuses of power.This article deals with Morocco and not...
  
  
• Houston Agreement
  Houston Agreement
  The Houston Agreement was the result of negotiations between the Polisario Front and Morocco on the organization of a referendum, which would constitute an expression of self-determination for the people of Western Sahara, possibly leading to full independence or integration within Morocco...
  
  
• List of political parties in Morocco
• List of United States ambassadors to Morocco
• Makhzen
  Makhzen
  Makhzen is the governing elite in Morocco and in pre-1957 Tunisia, centered around the king and consisting of royal notables, businessmen, wealthy landowners, tribal leaders, top-ranking military personnel, security service bosses, and other well-connected members of the...
  
  
• Tazmamart
  Tazmamart
  Tazmamart was a secret prison in south-eastern Morocco in the Atlas Mountains, holding political prisoners. The prison became a symbol ofoppression in the political history of contemporary Morocco...
  
  

Legislative branch

• Parliament of Morocco
  Parliament of Morocco
  The Parliament of Morocco is located in Rabat, the capital of Morocco.- Composition :Since 1996, the national legislature has become bicameral and has therefore two parliamentary chambers:...
  
  
• Assembly of Councillors
  Assembly of Councillors
  The Assembly of Councillors is the upper house of the Parliament of Morocco and has 270 members, elected for a nine year term, elected by local councils , professional chambers and wage-earners ....
  
  
• Assembly of Representatives of Morocco
  Assembly of Representatives of Morocco
  The Moroccan Parliament has two chambers. The Assembly of Representatives has 325 members elected for a five year term, 295 elected in multi-seat constituencies and 30 in national lists consisting only of women. The other chamber is the Assembly of Councillors.-See also:* Assembly of Councillors*...
  
  

Religion

• Amir al-Muminin
  Amir al-Muminin
  Amīr al-Mu'minīn usually translated Commander of the Faithful or Leader of the Faithful, is the Arabic style of Caliphs and other independent sovereign Muslim rulers that claim legitimacy from a community of Muslims...
  
  
• Church of Saint Andrew, Tangier
  Church of Saint Andrew, Tangier
  The Church of Saint Andrew is an Anglican church in Tangier, Morocco, consecrated in 1905.-History:In 1880, Hassan I of Morocco donated land to the British community in order to build a small Anglican church in Tangier...
  
  
• Christianity in Morocco
  Christianity in Morocco
  Christians in Morocco constitute approximately 1.1% of the country's population . Article 6 of the Moroccan constitution states, that Islam is official religion of the state...
  
  
• Hassan II Mosque
  Hassan II Mosque
  The Hassan II Mosque is a religious building in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the largest mosque in the country and the 7th largest mosque in the world. Its minaret is the world's tallest at .It stands on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic...
  
  
• History of the Jews in Morocco
  History of the Jews in Morocco
  Moroccan Jews constitute an ancient community. Before the founding of Israel in 1948, there were about 250,000 to 350,000 Jews in the country, but fewer than 7,000 or so remain.-Under the Romans:...
  
  
• Islam in Morocco
  Islam in Morocco
  Islam is the largest religion in Morocco, with roughly 98.7% of the population adhering to it.-History:Islam was first brought to Morocco in 680 by an Arab invasion under Uqba ibn Nafi, who was a general serving under the Umayyads of Damascus. In 788, The Idrisids ruled Morocco, being the first...
  
  
• Koutoubia Mosque
• Roman Catholicism in Morocco
  Roman Catholicism in Morocco
  The Roman Catholic Church in Morocco is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.There are around 20,000 Catholics in Morocco, most of them are European expatriates, with a big majority of French and Spanish from colonization and...
  
  
• Habous
  Habous
  Habous is an Islamic term related to land property legislation in the Muslim world.Habous can be classified into three main categories: private, public, or mixed.-Private:...
  
  
• Women Religious Leaders in Morocco.

Society

• Culture of Morocco
  Culture of Morocco
  Morocco is a country of multi-ethnic groups with a rich culture, civilization, and etiquette. Through Moroccan history, Morocco hosted many people in addition to the indigenous Berbers, coming from both East , South and North . All of which have had an impact on the social structure of Morocco...
  
  
• Mudawana
  Mudawana
  The Mudawana is the personal status code, also known as the family code, in Moroccan law. It concerns issues related to the family, including the regulation of marriage, polygamy, divorce, inheritance, and child custody. Originally based on the Maliki school of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence, it was...
  
  
• Royal institute of the Amazigh culture
  Royal institute of the Amazigh culture
  The Royal institute of the Amazigh culture is an academic institute of the Moroccan government in charge with the development and the promotion of the Berber languages of Morocco....
  
  
• Al Wifaq
  Al Wifaq
  Al Wifaq was a Moroccan Jewish nationalist organization promoting coexistence between Jews and Muslim communities in Morocco.Al Wifaq was established in February 1956 and stopped its activities the same year following the removal of the Jewish minister of Telegraphs and the sudden prohibition on...
  
  
• Association Marocaine des Droits de l'Homme
  Association Marocaine des Droits de l'Homme
  Association Marocaine des Droits Humaine ' , known in English as the Moroccan Association of Human Rights , is aMoroccan non-profit human rights non-governmental organization founded on June 24, 1979 in Rabat, Morocco by the Socialist Union of Popular Forces .AMDH is a member of the International...
  
  
• Moroccan nationality law
  Moroccan nationality law
  Moroccan nationality law is the subject of the Moroccan Dahir of September 6, 1958, official Bulletin Number 2394. In general, Moroccan nationality is transmitted by filiation or birth in Morocco. However, this gives the right to Moroccan males to transmit citizenship to their children and...
  
  
• Public holidays in Morocco

Football

• Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football
  Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football
  The Royal Moroccan Football Federation , , is the governing body of football in Morocco.- Record of national team :*World Cup** 4 Participation's : 1970, 1986, 1994, 1998.** Huitième final : 1986.*LG Cup** Final : 1999....
  
  
• GNF 1
  GNF 1
  The Botola , is the top division of the Moroccan football league system, the highest football league in Morocco.-History:The first edition of the Moroccan Football League under the FRMF was created in 1956/1957 just after the independence of Morocco....
  
  
• GNF 2
  GNF 2
  GNF 2 , is the second division of the Moroccan football league, behind the Botola, the highest football league in Morocco. It features 19 teams across the country who compete for the top two positions in the competition which at the end of the season allows them promotion to the Botola...
  
  
• Moroccan Cup
  Moroccan Cup
  The Coupe du Trône, the Moroccan Cup is a football cup competition open to both professional and amateur clubs in Morocco.-Results of finals:-Performance by club:-External links:*...
  
  
• Morocco national football team
  Morocco national football team
  The Morocco national football team , nicknamed أسود الأطلس , is the national team of Morocco and is managed by Eric Gerets. Winners of the African Nations Cup in 1976, they were the first African team to win a group at the World Cup, which they did in 1986, finishing ahead of Portugal, Poland, and...
  
  
• Moroccan football league system
  Moroccan football league system
  The Moroccan football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Morocco.-Structure:At the top is the Groupement National de Football Elite, which has two divisions...
  
  
• Morocco women's national football team
  Morocco women's national football team
  The Morocco women's national football team represents Morocco in international women's football and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation...
  
  

Olympics

• Morocco at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  Morocco at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  -Athletics:Men's 800 metres*M'Hamad Amakdouf* Heat — DNS Men's 1500 metres*M'Hamad Amakdouf* Heat — 3:48.4 Men's 5000 metres*Jadour Haddou* Heat — DNS -Boxing:...
  
  
• Morocco at the 1984 Summer Olympics
  Morocco at the 1984 Summer Olympics
  Morocco competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics.- Gold:* Saïd Aouita — Athletics, Men's 5000 metres...
  
  
• Morocco at the 1992 Summer Olympics
  Morocco at the 1992 Summer Olympics
  -Gold:* Khalid Skah — Athletics, Men's 10.000m-Silver:* Rachid El Basir — Athletics, Men's 1.500m-Bronze:* Mohamed Achik — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight-Athletics:Men's 5.000 metres*Brahim Boutayeb* Heat — 13:37.27...
  
  
• Morocco at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  Morocco at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  Morocco competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.- Bronze:* Khalid Boulami — Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres* Salah Hissou — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres-Athletics:Men's 1,500 metres* Rachid El Basir...
  
  
• Morocco at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  Morocco at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  - Silver :* Hicham El Guerrouj — Athletics, Men's 1,500 metres-Bronze:* Brahim Lahlafi — Athletics, Men's 5,000 metres* Ali Ezzine — Athletics, Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase* Nouzha Bidouane — Athletics, Women's 400 metres Hurdles...
  
  
• Morocco at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Morocco at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  -Gold:*Hicham El Guerrouj — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres*Hicham El Guerrouj — Athletics, Men's 5000 metres-Silver:*Hasna Benhassi — Athletics, Women's 800 metres-Athletics:...
  
  

Territory

• International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Western Sahara
  International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Western Sahara
  One of the main functions of the International Court of Justice is to provide Advisory Opinions - non-binding legal interpretations admitted by United Nations organs. In the summer of 1975, the court considered two questions regarding the disputed territory of Western Sahara...
  
  
• Plaza de soberanía
• Prefectures and provinces of Morocco
  Prefectures and provinces of Morocco
  In Morocco, the 61 second-level administrative subdivisions are 13 prefectures and 48 provinces. They are subdivisions of the 16 regions of Morocco. Each prefecture and province are subdivided into districts , municipalities or urban municipalities In Morocco, the 61 second-level administrative...
  
  
• Rif
  Rif
  The Rif or Riff is a mainly mountainous region of northern Morocco, with some fertile plains, stretching from Cape Spartel and Tangier in the west to Ras Kebdana and the Melwiyya River in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the river of Wergha in the south.It is part of the...
  
  
• Southern Provinces
  Southern Provinces
  The Southern Provinces or Moroccan Sahara are the terms used by Morocco for Western Sahara, in reference to the part of Western Sahara that lies to the west of the Moroccan Berm...
  
  
• United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
  United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
  MINURSO is the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara. The name is a French acronym for "Mission des Nations Unies pour l'Organisation d'un Référendum au Sahara Occidental" — United Nations Mission for the organization of a Referendum in Western Sahara.-Purpose of the mission:MINURSO...
  
  
• Western Sahara
  Western Sahara
  Western Sahara is a disputed territory in North Africa, bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its surface area amounts to . It is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly...
  
  

Terrorism

• 2003 Casablanca bombings
  2003 Casablanca bombings
  The 2003 Casablanca bombings were a series of suicide bombings on May 16, 2003, in Casablanca, Morocco. The attacks were the deadliest terrorist attacks in the country's history. 45 people were killed as a result of these attacks...
  
  
• 2007 Casablanca bombings
  2007 Casablanca bombings
  The 2007 Casablanca bombings refer to a series of suicide bombings in March and April 2007 in Casablanca, Morocco.-March 11:There was a suicide bombing on March 11, 2007, in Casablanca, Morocco. The attack occurred 3 years after the 2004 Madrid train bombings that targeted the Spanish capital Madrid...
  
  
• Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group
  Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group
  The Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group or Moroccan Islamic Fighting Group is a Sunni Islamist terrorist organization affiliated with al-Qaeda. It is sometimes referred to as GICM after its French name Groupe Islamique Combattant Marocain...
  
  

Transport

• Autoroutes du Maroc
• Air Atlas Express
  Air Atlas Express
  Air Atlas Express was a charter airline based in Morocco. It started operations on December 20, 2002, and ceased operations in 2004.- Fleet :The Air Atlas Express fleet included:*1 Boeing 737-400-External links:...
  
  
• Al Massira Airport
  Al Massira Airport
  Agadir – Al Massira Airport is an international airport serving Agadir, a major city in southwest Morocco. Agadir is the capital of the province of Agadir and the region of Souss-Massa-Draâ....
  
  
• Atlas Blue
  Atlas Blue
  Atlas Blue was a low-cost airline with its head office on the grounds of Marrakech-Menara Airport in Marrakech, Morocco, operating out of Menara International Airport....
  
  
• Borac Laraki
  Borac Laraki
  Borac is the brand name of a Moroccan sportscar. It was entirely conceived and manufactured by Laraki group.It was originally unveiled as a concept at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show...
  
  

• Compagie de Transports au Maroc
• Fulgura
  Fulgura
  Fulgura is the name of the first Moroccan supercar. It was originally designed and produced in Casablanca, Morocco. It was entirely conceived and manufactured by Laraki group....
  
  
• Jet4You
  Jet4you
  Jet4you is a low-cost airline based in Casablanca, Morocco. It operates services between Moroccan cities and destinations in France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Ireland and Italy. Its main base is Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport, with focus cities at Agadir, Nador, Paris and...
  
  
• Laraki
  Laraki
  Laraki was a Moroccan manufacturer company of luxurious high-performance sport cars. Its owner was Abdeslam Laraki, a 31 year old Moroccan designer who started out creating luxurious yachts . Laraki produced 2 models, the Fulgura and Borac. Laraki lasted from 1999-2008.-Fulgura:The Laraki Fulgura...
  
  
• Menara International Airport
  Menara International Airport
  Marrakech-Menara Airport is an airport serving Marrakech, the capital city of the Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz region in Morocco. It is an international facility that receives some European flights as well as flights from Casablanca and some of the Arab world nations...
  
  
• Mohammed V International Airport
  Mohammed V International Airport
  Mohammed V International Airport is an airport operated by ONDA . Located in Province of Nouaceur, a suburb 30 km south-east of Casablanca, it is the busiest airport in Morocco with almost 7.25 million passengers passing through the airport in 2010...
  
  

• Moroccan expressways
  Moroccan expressways
  Moroccos network of expressways is administered by the state-owned company Autoroutes du Maroc . It runs the network on a pay-per-use basis, with toll stations placed along its length. The general speed-limit is 120 km/h.-History:...
  
  
• ONCF
  ONCF
  ONCF or ONCFM is Morocco's national railway operator. The Office employs around 9,767 employees and has a network of 1,907 km, all standard gauge...
  
  
• ONDA
  ONDA (Morocco)
  ONDA is the Moroccan airport operator and administrator. The company headquarters are based in Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca.-History:...
  
  
• Port of Casablanca
  Port of Casablanca
  The Port of Casablanca refers to the collective facilities and terminals that conduct maritime trade handling functions in Casablanca's harbours and which handle Casablanca's shipping...
  
  
• Royal Air Maroc
  Royal Air Maroc
  Royal Air Maroc is the flag carrier airline of Morocco, headquartered on the grounds of Casablanca-Anfa Airport in Casablanca...
  
  
• Saïss Airport
  Saïss Airport
  Saïss Airport or Fes-Saïss Airport is an airport serving Fes,, the capital city of the Fès-Boulemane region in Morocco.The airport handled nearly 410,000 passengers in 2008.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level...
  
  

Not classified (so far)

• 1960 Agadir earthquake
  1960 Agadir earthquake
  The 1960 Agadir earthquake took place on Monday, February 29, 1960, at 23:47 local time. It was the most destructive and deadliest earthquake in Moroccan history with a magnitude of 5.7 Mw, killing around 15,000 people and injuring another 12,000. At least 35,000 people were left homeless...
  
  
• American Legation, Tangier
  American Legation, Tangier
  The Tangier American Legation is a building in the medina of Tangier, Morocco. The first American public property outside of the United States, it commemorates the historic cultural and diplomatic relations between the United States and the Kingdom of Morocco...
  
  
• Bahia Palace
  Bahia Palace
  The Bahia Palace is a palace and a set of gardens located in Marrakech, Morocco. It was built in the late 19th century, intended to be the greatest palace of its time. The name means "brilliance". As in other buildings of the period in other countries, it was intended to capture the essence of the...
  
  
• El Badi Palace
  El Badi Palace
  El Badi Palace is located in Marrakech, Morocco, and these days it consists of the remnants of a palace commissioned by the Saadian Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur in 1578...
  
  
• Flag of Morocco
  Flag of Morocco
  The flag of Morocco is made of a red field with a black-bordered green pentagram.Red has considerable historic significance in Morocco, proclaiming the descent of the royal Alaouite family from the Prophet Muhammad via Fatima, the wife of Ali, the fourth Muslim Caliph. Red is also the color that...
  
  
• Forbes Museum of Tangier
  Forbes Museum of Tangier
  Forbes Museum of Tangier was a museum founded by the American publisher of Forbes magazine, Malcolm Forbes, in Tangier, Morocco.The museum had been located in Malcolm Forbes' Palais Mendoub, a property located on the Marshan in Tangier, and had a collection of a total of 115,000 models of lead...
  
  
• Groupes urbains de sécurité
  Groupes urbains de sécurité
  Groupes urbains de sécurité is a defunct Moroccan special police unit which dealt with urban matters basing on "rapid intervention approach".-Background:...
  
  
• Hymne Chérifien
  Hymne Chérifien
  The Cherifian Anthem has been the anthem of the Kingdom of Morocco even before the country gained its independence in 1956. Its music was written by Léo Morgan, and the final Arabic lyrics by Ali Squalli Houssaini in 1970....
  
  
• Majorelle Garden
  Majorelle Garden
  The Majorelle Garden is a twelve-acre botanical garden and artist's landscape garden in Marrakech, Morocco. It was designed by the expatriate French artist Jacques Majorelle in the 1920s and 1930s, during the colonial period when Morocco was a protectorate of France.-History:Majorelle was the son...
  
  
• Marrakech Museum
  Marrakech Museum
  The Museum of Marrakech is a museum in the old center of Marrakech, Morocco.The museum is housed in the Dar Menebhi Palace, built at the end of the 19th century by Mehdi Menebhi. The palace was carefully restored by the Omar Benjelloun Foundation and converted into a museum in 1997...
  
  
• Mechouar
  Mechouar
  Mechouar or mashwar is a place mainly existing in Maghreb. It is served as a place for pledging of allegiance to the Sultan in a ceremony called Bayaa. The custom consists of kissing hands of the monarch....
  
  
• Morocco Orange Tip
  Morocco Orange Tip
  The Moroccan Orange Tip, Anthocharis belia, is in the Pieridae family of butterflies. It range is mostly Northwestern Africa – specifically Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia – but is it also found in southern Europe . The length of the forewings is...
  
  
• Saadian Tombs
  Saadian Tombs
  The Saadian tombs in Marrakech date back from the time of the sultan Ahmad al-Mansur . The tombs were only recently discovered and were restored by the Beaux-arts service...
  
  
• Morocco (Epcot)
  Morocco (Epcot)
  The Morocco Pavilion is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort. It was the first expansion pavilion to be added to World Showcase, opening on September 7, 1984.-Layout:...
  
  

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