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Background: 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 inaugurated a golden age. In 1860, Spain occupied northern Morocco and ushered in a half century of trade rivalry among European powers that saw Morocco's sovereignty steadily eroded; in 1912, the French imposed a protectorate over the country. A protracted independence struggle with France ended successfully in 1956. The internationalized city of Tangier and most Spanish possessions were turned over to the new country that same year. Morocco virtually annexed Western Sahara during the late 1970s, but final resolution on the status of the territory remains unresolved. Gradual political reforms in the 1990s resulted in the establishment of a bicameral legislature in 1997. Parliamentary elections were held for the second time in September 2002 and municipal elections were held in September 2003.




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Ola! I miss you all! I am in Seville, Spain currently, but am leaving tomorrow for ..........................................................................................................Morocco, Africa!!!!! I have officially lost it. I met Bruno, from Switzerland, at a bus station in Seville and he has convinced me to travel with him to Morocco tomorrow.......we are taking a ferry across the Strait of Gibraltar in the afternoon and will be in Tangier by nightfall. Crazy. I am pretty (well, really) nervous about it, but I had been debating going and now I have a French speaking co [View Full Entry]

ANewton - Andy Newton | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 12th 2007 | 111 Views | [diary=191742]


21-27 May I left Marrakesh full of orange juice and started making my way back to northern Morocco in preparation for returning to Spain. My desination was the town of Chefchaouen in the Rif Mountains, and it proved to be a good choice. The town was big enough to accomodate all traveling needs but small enough to not feel overcrowded. The old part of town is off-limits to cars, so it was nice an quiet, and day hikes and treks in the nearby mountains were easy. Chefchaoen is about 550 years old and, like many out of the way mountain [View Full Entry]

dougsabum - Doug Drake | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 27th 2007 | 122 Views | [diary=174178]

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I considered it an omen. The moon was in cresent just past new and right below it almost close enough to be touching was the brightest light in the night sky and one of the only ones strong enough to burn through the surronding light pollution. It was definitely a plantet probably Venus as the evening star. Much the same way the ancient Maya used certain alignments of Venus (the celestial embodiment of one of the Hero Twins from the Popul Vuh) as a sign of the right time to make war on their neighbors or enemies I'd be taking [View Full Entry]

Vincent Blackshadow - Tom Nevers | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 25th 2007 | 56 Views | [diary=162027]

Interior Hasan II Mosque
chandelier Hasan II mosque
door detail Hasan II mosque

Casa-Tangier-Chefchaouen Tom Griffith I have heard Tangier described as many things - the 'Armpit of Morocco', 'Africa's Tijuana', 'a complete dump', 'a hole', and, perhaps more tactfully, 'where East meets West'. I had spoken to people who had been here, and was told crazy trales of people being stabbed, of marauding packs of stray dogs, of vice and sleaze. So I was kind of prepared for a real craphole of a city. In fact, Tangier is a bit of a dump, but it is also quite cool in a seedy, dodgy kind of way. It is defi [View Full Entry]

Ouaga - Tom Griffith | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 7th 2007 | 496 Views | [diary=154716]

Chef Medina
Under the Rif
The arrival of Jones

Tarifa-Chaouen Nachdem ich also sechs Tage in Tarifa verbracht hatte gings voller Tatendrang auf die Faehre nach Tanger in Marokko, musst einfach mal wieder n bisschen rumkommen und um's vorneweg zu nehmen; es war einfach phaenomenal! In Tanger also zuerst mal von der Faehre gestiegen und wie man das so kennt wird man sofort von 100 Leuten bestuermt die alle irgendwie beim Tourismusbuero arbeiten und einem natuerlich voellig uneigennuetzig helfen wollen. Uh, vor dem hat's mir ja gegraut war gar nicht schlimm, zuerst immer eine Rauchen, die Lage peilen und m [View Full Entry]

Blueapu - Markus Rottmann | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 28th 2007 | 136 Views | [diary=152284]

Blautoene
Meine Strasse
Aeltere Damen

Mein Handy ist mir in Marokko abhanden gekommen. Eigentlich wundert's mich ja, dass das bin anhin das Einzige gewesen ist aber man soll sowas ja nicht beschwoeren, aergerlich ist halt nur, dass ich nun ueberhaupt keine Telefonnummern mehr hab. Also bittebitte schickt mir doch die Nummern per Email ( blueapu@yahoo.de ), damit ich wieder ein vollwertiges Mitglied der Kommunikationsgesellschaft werden kann. Werd mir in den USA wieder eins zulegen & bin dann grad auch schoen beschaeftigt mit eintippen. [View Full Entry]

Blueapu - Markus Rottmann | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 28th 2007 | 100 Views | [diary=153410]


I usually associate Star Wars fans with spotty teenagers, balding middle aged men and other stereotypical geeks at giant convention centres in first world countries. Apparently, I'm wrong. The biggest Star Wars club seems to exist in Morocco, judging by the fraternity of Obi Wan we infiltrated deep in the Tangier medina. These fans are so dedicated that they wear Obi Wan couture 24/7. Admittedly the jellaba looks quite comfy and you could be wearing just about anything underneath and still get away with it in public. Still, the pointy hooded, brown-robed look seems less like traditi [View Full Entry]

Greatblackbat - Rhiannon B | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 12th 2007 | 63 Views | [diary=153535]

In the medina - the pink phase
Obi Wan's brother lives in the medina!
Laundry on the terrace

Here are a few pictures from our time in Morocco. [View Full Entry]

The Conleys - The Conley Family | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 9th 2007 | 143 Views | [diary=149654]

Camels
In the market
Our guide

okay so with the photos on this page; it should work by going tp the gallery and then double clicking on the photo of me at the grand canyon. all the photos have been uploaded and when i log on; not through through the ad,inistration part i can see them. hope it works. well im going to upload a photo of me after a moroccan haircut, its more like a shaved head; it was a hell of an experience. when the hairdresser pulled out the razor and started waving it around i started to get a touch nervous. I think even [View Full Entry]

jimman - James Mansour | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: January 28th 2007 | 106 Views | [diary=123284]


to all my avid readers i finally have a new installment. im down in morocco at a place called tangier. its up in the north of the country if u r scrambling for an atlas. its so different to europe, but i love it! it reminds me of egypt, but without the bus loads of tourists. our accomdation is cheap, translation_maybe not to the standard of australia. it took me about 10 mins to flush the toilet before. the ppl seem nice, im travelling with a girl from uni sarah. so it will be interesting to see if she still likes [View Full Entry]

jimman - James Mansour | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: January 26th 2007 | 88 Views | [diary=122740]