![Chefchaouen the "Blue Pearl"](http://photos.travelblog.net/370213/985028/s/9446863-chefchaouen-the-quot-blue-pearl-quot-0.jpg "Chefchaouen the "Blue Pearl"")
In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate...more history