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Below is some general information on Morocco.

Geography: Reliefs landscapes and into infinity!

Morocco, located at the northwest corner of Africa is the westernmost of the Maghreb countries. Morocco has a large opening on the sea: the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the north. It is bordered by Algeria to the east and Mauritania to the south. Covering an area of 710,850 km ², the population has reached 30 million.

Morocco offers a geographical diversity that can leave one morning the beautiful beaches of Agadir, meet in the afternoon at the foot of the ski slopes of Oukmaiden, before returning to enjoy a sweet evening in the palm Marrakech.

Seen from the sky, Morocco embedded between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean unfolds from east to west a long mountainous strip then moves south in the sand of Mauritania. The scenery is breathtaking and multiple: vertiginous peaks of the High Atlas, massive and steep ravines in the Rif, dense forests of oak and cedar of the Central Plateau, the fertile plains of the Meseta, dry Hauts Plateaux, steppe semi-desert and lush oasis the Sub basin, sand dunes of the Sahara. It's magic!

History: Opened on tolerance

Different civilizations that succeeded in Morocco have shaped a people tolerant and open and print a culture whose richness and variety are still present. Inhabited originally by the Berbers, the country opens to the influence of the Phoenicians and Carthaginians, and then submits to the 5th century the Romans. 647 dice, started the Arab conquest and Islamization. Idriss I, challenging the authority of Baghdad, founded in 788 to the kingdom Idrissid Volubilis. Following dynasties Almoravids, Berber conquerors South Almohades extending power in Muslim Spain and Mérinides, Berbers of the High Plateaux.

The bubbling cultural, religious tolerance, the Andalusian heritage, and the prosperity of these dynasties generate the treasures that have become the cultural, artistic and architectural of the country.

From the 16th century, the empires of Arab stock, then Saadian Alawites ensure the unity and independence, with the exception of french protectorate (1912-1956).

Morocco is headed by His Majesty King Mohammed VI.

Languages: In Morocco, it's easy to be understood

Here, the tourist is never lost. Spanish is spoken in the north of the country, English is widely taught and adopted by the french Moroccans in their daily lives. In Morocco, they speak your language in hotels, restaurants and shops, but also in coffee or in the street. And hospitality oblige, it will be with a smile!

The history and geography of Morocco explain this linguistic wealth and the ability of Moroccans to understand and adopt with ease foreign languages.

In everyday life we speak Arabic everywhere in its dialect form. Classical Arabic, the language of the Koran, is the official language taught in schools and used by the media. Ancient language and deep, moreover, it spawned countless French or Spanish words: algebra, coffee, blue, etc..

Climate: Morocco has several distinct climatic regions

A Mediterranean climate in the North
An Atlantic climate in the West
Continental climate in the country
A desert climate in the east and south

Coasts of Morocco enjoy a comfortable temperature throughout the year. As for inland areas, they experience much higher amplitudes: The cities like Fes and Marrakech experiencing frost in February and high temperatures in August.

Rainfall also varies between northern and southern Atlantic coast, Agadir recording 4 times less precipitation than Tangier.

Money :

The dirham, the currency very old, is the currency of Morocco. Divided into 100 Moroccan francs and centimes, normally stable value is about 11 dirhams for 1 euro. It is inconvertible.

You in its easy availability in the numerous exchange offices, banks, airports, some railway stations.

You will pay in coins and notes current transactions or outside cities and can use your credit card at major hotels, shops and restaurants. If in a small trader you are told a price rial, rial is aware that a 5 cents Moroccans.

To visit the museum of the currency of Bank Al Maghrib in Rabat: 3000 years of history of money and most important coin collecting Islamic world.

Source : onmt