Morocco is known to be the furthest city from the sunset known in Arabic as Maghreb el-Aqsa; it is situated on the North-Western tip of Africa. The city borders west the Atlantic Ocean (2934 KM) and North by the Mediterranean Sea (510KM) The Spanish pronunciation of Marrakech got it French name Maroc. According to Greek mythology, it placed the Hesperides garden in the Mauretania Kingdom Volubilis being the capital including Morocco. The country has been shaped because of its history and diverse cultures into a privileged place in the Muslim world. Morocco is a seductive and powerful enriched nation with multifaceted and fascinating practices well-endowed with history giving it a unique identity and gives it an alluring nature. Geography and Climate The territory of Morocco is 710 000 square kilometers and it is bordered to the north by the Strait of Gibraltar (14 km from Spain) and the Mediterranean Sea and to the east by Algeria and the south by Mauritania. There are three types of regions: mountainous and forest zones (Rif, Middle Atlas, High Atlas, and the Anti-Atlas), coastal Plaines and plateau bordering the shores and the arid plateau in the south. The climate varies according to the region, is mild the Mediterranean and very warm with ocean breezes in the north and west, continental in the center and east with significant temperature extremes and desert in the south. There are two long seasons in Morocco: the dry and hot season from May until September and humid and cold from October until April. The climatic and geographic contrasts provide a very rich and diverse flora and wildlife. The capital of Morocco is the city of Rabat; the main cities are Casablanca, Marrakech, Agadir, Tangier, Fez, Meknes, Essaouira, and Oujda
Morocco is a country
with a multi-ethnic society and a rich culture and civilization.
Throughout Moroccan history, morocco has hosted
many people including Berbers ,the indigenous people, Phoenicians and Arab, who
came from the east.
– Sub-Saharan African from the south.
– The Romans ,vandals. Andalusian both Muslim
and Jewish, from the north.
Today, Morocco a constitutional Monarch king Mohamed 6 came to throne in 1999.A decedent of the prophet, he is also the commander of the believers, or in other ward Morocco’s religion leader