beautiful tower in Marrakech near entrance to the gigantic medina

Rushing around Morroco

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July 11th 2008
Obviously I was kidding about the everyday thing! Thought I'd wrap up Morocco in one blog in an effort to save the earth, my fingers, your eyes & a couple of egyptian pounds... In Morocco we started in Casablanca, then went to Rabat, Fes, Tangier, & then Marrakech. I then came back up to Casablanca to fly out to France on my way to Egypt. If I were to sum it up--the highlights were: Ra ... 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