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Morocco
Morocco is an independent country located in North Africa besides Algeria, Libya, Mauritania and Tunisia. It has a population of approximately 32.2 million as of 2009 and has a total area of 710,850 sq km.
1,115 Questions
Is a fez associated with a religion?
Not a religion, but more of a specific culture -- that of the Ottoman Empire.
It originated (and, thus, it is named for) the city of Fez, Morocco in the 17th century. It is associated with the Ottoman Empire's Sultan Mahmud II, who began sweeping reforms with his military in 1826. He ordered his army and civilian officials to wear the new hat. He actually banned the wearing of turbans!
It was popular throughout the middle east up until the beginning of the 1900s where it fell out of fashion and was looked upon as more of an exotic type hat.
Why did France grant independence to Morocco and Tunisia in 1956 but not to alegria?
The French granted full independence to Morocco and Tunisia in 1956 because Algeria was home to one million French settlers,France chose to keep control there.
Who is the current president of Morocco?
The current president of Morocco is King Mohammed VI. He has been in power since 1999.
What island group lies off of the coast of Morocco?
The Perejil Island. It lies 250m off the coast of Morocoo
The name of Morocco (Maroc in french) came from Marrakesh ( Marrakech in french)
What is Tangiers the capital of?
No, Tripoli is the capital of Libya. Tangier is in Morocco.
To reenforce this answer I copy from the Encyc Brittannica:
French Tanger , Spanish Tánger , Arabic Ṭanjah
port and principal city of northern Morocco. It is located on a bay of the Strait of Gibraltar 17 miles (27 km) from the southern tip of Spain; Tétouan lies about 40 miles (65 km) to the southeast. Pop. (2004) 669,685.
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Arabic Ṭarābulus , in full Ṭarābulus al-Gharb ("The Western Tripoli")
capital city of Libya. Situated in northwestern Libya along the Mediterranean coast, it is the country's largest city and chief seaport.
What songs were sung by bing Crosby and bob hope in the movie on the road to Morocco?
Together, they sang "(We're Off On the) Road to Morocco."
They individually "sang" a comic version of "Moonlight Becomes You."
By himself, Bing Crosby sang "Ain't Got a Dime To My Name."
The Latinized name "Morocco" originates from medieval Latin "Morroch," which referred to the name of the former Almoravid and Almohad capital, Marrakech. The capital of morocco is now Rabat.
Is western Sahara part of Morocco?
It depends. Some people believe Western Sahara is independent, while others believe it is part of Morocco. Please come to Morocco to explore it, yourmoroccotour.com is the perfect medium of finding Morocco.
How much money will you need per day in Morocco?
If you plan to sleep on the beach and panhandle for food, not so much. If you enjoy good food, drink, and lodging, like to gamble, and have a predilection for high-priced call girls, a lot more.
Why do they say the Morocco meteorites come from mars?
From Wikipedia, article "Martian meteorite": These meteorites are thought to be from Mars because they have elemental and isotopic compositions that are similar to rocks and atmosphere gases analyzed by spacecraft on Mars.
Can you take 20000 dirhams to morroco?
Hi,Travelers leaving the U.A.E. now face no curbs on how much money they can take out. That will also be capped at 100,000 dirhams in September so yes you can take 20,000 dirham to Morroco.
