"Morocco" Morocco by traveldave

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Morocco is a beautiful and exotic country situated in the northwest corner of Africa. One of its most predominant geographical features is the Atlas Mountains, which run for 450 miles (725 kilometers) down the center of the country and attain heights of up to 13,665 feet (4,167 meters). Although Morocco has a warm, semi-desert climate, the higher parts of the Atlas Mountains have a permanent covering of snow. The mountains serve to separate the fertile coastal plain in the west from the Sahara Desert in the east.

The indiginous people of Morocco are the Berbers. Many of them have fair skin and blue eyes, which leads ethnographers to believe they may have a European origin. They were overrun by Arab invaders in the eighth century and as a result, Morocco became a Muslim country dominated by the Arabic culture. There are still two cultures in Morocco, however; the Berbers inhabit the mountainous regions, and the Arabs tend to live in the lower coastal regions.

Morocco was also colonized by the Spanish and then the French. It gained its independence from France in 1956, and to this day the French influence is strong. Many of the country's elite speak only French, and even many other people throughout the country are able to speak at least some French.

My trip to Morocco involved visits to Casablanca, Rabat, Meknès, Fez, Marrakech, and the Atlas Mountains. This itinerary gave me a good overview of the various regions and cultures of this fascinating country.

Last visit to Morocco: Mar 1998
Intro Updated Feb 26, 2007
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Nemorino Dec 31, 2010 at 5:13 AM Report Abuse

I see you've been doing lots of updates on your Moroccan tips. Good work!
BruceDunning Oct 30, 2010 at 2:46 PM Report Abuse

There certainly are a lot of monuments that stayed well preserved over the years. It looks like you saw most of them. You did a great job of taking pictures and the comments very helpful to understand the area.
scottishvisitor Apr 20, 2008 at 8:16 AM Report Abuse

Like you I do like the surrounding countryside - nice page with good info!
deecat Feb 19, 2008 at 9:08 AM Report Abuse

Just wonderful. It is a terrific, geography, cultural, religious, and architectural lesson wrapped into one!I certainly gained a great deal of unknown information. Beautiful photos, especially the sunset picture.
allelli Oct 19, 2007 at 7:25 PM Report Abuse

David what a great and informative tip, i love to visit that country in the future...
angiebabe Sep 29, 2007 at 5:18 PM Report Abuse

Have enjoyed seeing your tips on one of my fav countries Dave!enjoyed the photos too and good coverage of info and locations.
LoriPori Jul 9, 2007 at 4:59 AM Report Abuse

Really enjoyed this page on Morocco Dave. The Bab Mansour Mosque looks so impressive. And of course you must go on the camel ride! Also thanks for visiting my Greece & Athens pages.
matcrazy1 Mar 5, 2007 at 2:41 PM Report Abuse

David, wow! Great updates and overview of fascinating country I was lucky to discover place by place. Haha, I liked the South most!
Kuznetsov_Sergey Feb 25, 2007 at 12:05 PM Report Abuse

Really good page about such an exotic for me destination. Though a friend of mine travelled in Atlas mountains. Didn't know that Hassan II Mosque is so high (higher then the Cologne's Cathedral). Thanks for sharing!
tini58de Dec 20, 2006 at 1:51 AM Report Abuse

Morocco sure is fascinating! Great page of yours! Merry Christmas and Happy Travels in 2007!