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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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Salaams I am typing fro, a strange keyboard , so pls excuse the typo:s. Time since I have left is 5 days and some hours;:seems like 20 days: I have posted some pics in the gallery. 1 for CAIRO , just a glance, A FEW from RABAT , where I am right NOW. I reached Rabat after taking a train directly from the CASABLANCA airport. My flight was 2 hours on paper, more like 6 hours across the TIME ZONES.Almost missed the train stop / SLEEPING. Arrived in RABAT at 5:00am. Everyones sleeping except me. Found a cheap hotel at that [View Full Entry]

SATRAVEL - SULEIMAN ASVAT | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 7th 2005 | 191 Views | [diary=18981]


By ThroughMyEyes
September 3rd 2005
Fez/Morocco Africa » Morocco » Fès-Boulemane » Fes
I am 3 months old now and it was finally time to see my second continent...Africa and 3rd Country...Morocco. The first stop was Fez. Very different from where I have been thus far, and I loved it. Saw a huge market (medina) which was a never ending labyrinth of interesting little shops. I saw, okay, slept through a show and saw many interesting muslim sights. We hired a taxi to go into the Atlas Mountains and saw some monkeys. One of my favorite things though, was my first swim ever back at the hotel. [View Full Entry]

ThroughMyEyes - Sofia Mona Holzer | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: February 18th 2007 | 328 Views | [diary=129895]

Tannery
Small Moroccon town
Temple in Fez

Lep pozdrav vsem! Najprej novica, da nisva sla v hribe. Razlog je bil, da tisti dan ni bilo vec prevoza (oziroma so naju prasci spet hoteli nategnt), potem pa ne bi bilo vec casa za morje. Izkazalo se je, da bi bilo boljse it v hribe, ker morje je bil cista beda. Najboljse letovisce, kot ga opisuje LP je en qrac. Neznanska guzva, kar se pa lepega mesta tice, pa sta to dve turisticni ulici + en kup Marocanov, ki si zelijo tvoje zadnje solde. Na plazi je pa tako pihalo, da sva se oba prehladila. Ker sva prisla iz vrocega [View Full Entry]

gogy80 - Gogi | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: March 18th 2007 | 196 Views | [diary=139643]

Teta

Zopet je minilo nekaj dni in cas je za novo javljanje. Iz Midelta, kjer sva po dolgem casu pila pivo, naju je cakala jebeno dolga in naporna voznja v Saharo. Avtobus je imel ze v startu uro in pol zamude, potem smo se jajcali se nadaljnih 6 ur. Voznja je bila lepa, sli preko Atlasa, za spremembo voznik ni divjal-saj ni cudno, ce pa stara kripa ni sla nikamor. O prijaznosti Marocanov bi se dal kaksno rect. Na busu je Natalijo ena zenska najprej hotela prepricat, da sploh ni pravi bus, potem pa ko se je Natalija usedla na sedez je [View Full Entry]

gogy80 - Gogi | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: March 18th 2007 | 202 Views | [diary=139640]

Lokalna specialiteta
Bolj sladke specialitete

hey, well morrocoo is fantastic... not as cheap as i thought.. but very decent.. trying not to buy too much gorgeous jewelery.. grr having trouble typig cause the keypab is arabic and frenchhehehe:::!§§§§ staying in a hotel with beautiful tiling;;in the middle of some crazy markets,loads of colour and smells:: some better than others:: all the girls went out and got henna done by some beautiful arabic ladies that just didnt want to stop and even managed to get a scorpian on ash:,, he wasnt impressed;;,, lol moroccans are super friendly; lovely ppl!! a lady on the train down from casablanca [View Full Entry]

alaya - Alaya Spencer-Cotton | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 6th 2005 | 294 Views | [diary=15799]


By gogy80
August 3rd 2005
Preko Gibraltarja Africa » Morocco » Fès-Boulemane » Fes
Lep pozdrav iz Maroka. Najprej opravicilo, ker bodo napake, ampak tale arabska tipkovnica ima drugace postavljene crke. Po dolgi voznji preko Sevile do Tarife sva se ze zvecer odlocila, da preckava Gibraltar in piciva v Maroko. S ful hitrim colnom smo preleteli ozino in se znasli v Afriki. Prvi vecer sva se z dvema Italijanoma nasla sobo in zaceli smo okusati afriske care. Cari so bili najprej zelo podobni ciganiji, ampak ker sem bil ze v Indiji, tu ni bilo nic posebnega. Razen Nataliji, ker je bila njena prva izjava: Jaz grem domov. Ampak ni panike. Se je ze skoraj navadla. [View Full Entry]

gogy80 - Gogi | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: March 18th 2007 | 68 Views | [diary=139639]

Vecer v Fezu

As Morrocco was only 10 miles across the sea from Spain, I decided to take a group tour to Tangier in Morrocco. It was an interesting experience, full of aggressive street vendors, cheap deals and great food, and it left me with a small taste that will make me want to return and see more in the future. Here are some photos from my day trip: [View Full Entry]

miguel2006 - Miguel Fernandez | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 10th 2006 | 230 Views | [diary=94270]

Following the herd into the old town
People in the markets
Street performers

Today we left Casablanca and headed out to the Capital City - Rabat. We made a stop at the Mausoleum of the Moroccan kings and drove through the grounds of the Royal Palace. Then we continued on to Tangier (Tanger). The movie - Casablanca was played so we could see what parts where really filmed there. We stopped off in another city for lunch and then continued on. We drove past Cape Spartel which is the point where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Mediteranean. Most of the drive was along the Atlantic and in Tangier our hotel was across the street [View Full Entry]

dolphinchick - Cheryl Romano | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 16th 2006 | 65 Views | [diary=82274]

Mom cracking up on the Camel
Me on the camel

Today we had a 3 hour drive to Casablanca. We passed a lot of farms, donkeys, cats, melons and lots of irrigation systems. Abdul did not remind us about how they got the water from the mountains (which he tended to repeat regularly). Casablanca is on the Atlantic ocean with a big beach, huge homes and slums right next door. We took a brief tour through the Casbah with all of its shops. Very similar to an outside flea market. Casablanca (which means white house) is one of the most built up cities we have seen so far in Morocco. They [View Full Entry]

dolphinchick - Cheryl Romano | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 16th 2006 | 30 Views | [diary=82272]


Made it to Morocco. Morocco? Thats not in Europe. Ya i know but t was so close i had to come and check it out. This place is so hectic. First i took an overnight train from Tanger to Marrakesh. I didnt book a couchette (only 9 euro xtra) and so i got a couch, figuring i could try it to see what it was like. Big mistake. First thing off group of people next to me were singing and bangin away for about an hour. Next this kid comes in and hides under the couch. Obviously he didnt have a [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 4th 2005 | 297 Views | [diary=12600]