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Morocco

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May 15th 2008
OK. Morocco. Beautiful place. It was my first time in North Africa (and all of Africa for that matter). Flying into Marrakech hits you quick. I arrived 4AM or so and had no intent of finding my way downtown in the middle of the night so I bunkered down in the arrivals hall with some rogue cats. Terrible terrible moroccan music was blaring on the loudspeakers, probably to deter folks like me from s ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Marrakech

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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... ... read more