morocco

     

Morocco (Arabic: المغرب‎ "al-Maghrib"), officially the Kingom of Morocco (Arabic: المملكة المغربية‎), is a country in North Africa with a population of 33,757,175. It has a coast on the Atlantic Ocean that reaches past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea. Morocco has international borders with Algeria to the east, Spain to the north (a water border through the Strait and land borders with two small Spanish autonomous cities, Ceuta and Melilla), and Mauritania to the south.

Trivia about morocco

  • In November 2005 leaders of Spain & France joined in celebrating the 50th anniversary of this country's independence
  • Of the 3 African countries ruled by monarchs, it's the farthest north
  • The Spanish called the Muslims Moors, meaning from this country
  • Bing sells Bob to a slave trader in "Road to" this north African country
  • The Spanish ports of Ceuta & Melilla actually lie on the Mediterranean coast of this North African nation
  • If you're in Rabat, you must be in the capital city of this country
  • With about 3 million people, Casablanca is this country's biggest city by far
  • If you want to climb the tallest mountain in North Africa, go to Jebel Toubkal near Marrakech in this country
  • The Arabic name of this Muslim nation in northwest Africa means "The Western Kingdom"
  • Muhammad V, for whom a university in Rabat is named, was a sultan, & later king, of this country
  • As one of the Berber languages, Riff is mainly spoken in Algeria & this country
  • If Bogie were still Running Rick's Cafe Americain like he did on film, he'd be living in this country
  • Casablanca is the chief port & most populous city of this nation
  • In 1976 Spain ceded Spanish Sahara to Mauritania & this country
  • Yves Saint Laurent owns the lush Jardins Majorelle in Marrakesh in this country
  • If you're off on the road to this north African country take some dirhams, its currency
  • It's the westernmost African country on the Mediterranean
  • The Knopf guide to this country features sections on "Nomads' tents" and "Matisse in Tangier"
  • Not the beginning of a beautiful friendship, the Agadir Incident pitted Germany vs. France in this N. African country
  • In 1957 Sultan Muhammad V took the title "King" a year after France gave this north African country its independence
  • The oldest existing university is Karueein at Fez, founded in 859 A.D. in this north African country
  • On the African continent, OOO
  • Tangier was returned to this north African nation in 1956, after 33 years of international control
  • Morocco,Mali,Mozambique
  • In October 1956 the international city of Tangier became part of this country
  • Spain controls the cities of Ceuta & Melilla in this North African country
  • Marrakesh & Rabat
  • This kingdom has both an Atlantic coast & a Mediterranean coast
  • Almond milk is enjoyed in this country, where it is sold on the streets of Marrakesh
  • Go straight south across the Strait of Gibraltar from Europe & you'll be in this N. African country
  • In 1961 Hassan II was crowned in this country after his father died following a minor nose operation
  • Here, Hassan II signs a register; perhaps it's made of the leather named for this North African country he ruled
  • Rabat
  • Signed in 1912, the Treaty of Fez established this African country as a French protectorate
  • We'll always have the Hassan II mosque in this West African country; it has the world's tallest minaret!
  • Hassan II has been the king of this country since 1961
  • Only about 8 miles from Spain, it's the closest African country to Europe
  • It's the country ruled by King Mohammed VI, son of the late Hassan II
  • In the 13th century the Marinids, a Berber dynasty, ruled what is now this country with Fez as their capital
  • In 711 the Moors launched their conquest of Spain from what is now this country
  • Africa's lowest temperature was 11 degrees below zero in 1935 at Ifrane, just south of Fez in this country
  • In 1962, this country became a constitutional monarchy under King Hassan II
  • Couscous country (7)
  • Lalla Latifa, not Queen Latifah, married King Hassan II soon after he ascended this country's throne in 1961
  • Berbers account for a quarter of Algeria's population & a third of this neighbor to the west
  • Al Bayane,La Gazette du Maroc
  • You can get to this northwesternmost African nation by crossing the Strait of Gibraltar
  • Africa: King Mohammed VI
  • The city of Tangier in this country lies on the strategically important Strait of Gibraltar
  • (Queen Rania delivers the final clue.) As UNICEF's first Eminent Advocate for Children, I visited a school in Fez, in this country, that offers one-time child laborers a formal education
  • In 1956 France gave this country its independence; in 1957 Sultan Muhammad V took the title King
  • Kings of this North African country have included Muhammad V & Hassan II
  • King Hassan II
  • A fine soft goatskin leather tanned with sumac, or the country for which it's named
  • In 1859 Spain attacked this country over possession of Ceuta, a city on the Strait of Gibraltar
  • Independent monarchy of northwestern Africa
  • Tangier,Meknes,Casablanca
  • Open an atlas & discover that the Atlas Mountains traverse the length of this country
  • At a state dinner King Mohammed VI of this African land gave Clinton a jeweled dagger--useful for slicing the lamb
  • The highest peak in the Atlas Mountains, in the western part of the range, is Mount Toubkal in this monarchy
  • Africa's closest point to the continent of Europe lies in this country 8 miles away