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Morocco, or the Kingdom of Morocco (official form) , (al- Mamlakatu'l - Maghribiya ) , Berber ( Tagldit N'Lmeghrib ), also called the "Kingdom chérifien " 9 , is a country in North Africa . His political capital is Rabat while the economic capital and the largest city is Casablanca. The country is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Spain, Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east of Algeria . In the south, it is bordered by Western Sahara, non-autonomous territory according to the UN , but mostly annexed by Morocco , which thereby control including the southern part of its border with Mauritania.

political regime

Morocco has a policy regime a constitutional monarchy whose current ruler is King Mohammed VI , the Alawite dynasty , established since 1666 and one of the oldest in the world today. Morocco is a member of the United Nations , the Arab League, the Arab Maghreb Union , Francophonie , Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , the Group of 77 , the Union for the Mediterranean and the Community of Sahel-Saharan States .
Morocco is the only African country not to be part of the African Union, but can benefit from the services of the organization , such as the services of the African Development Bank . In 1987 , Morocco has tried unsuccessfully to join the EEC, and in 2008 was awarded an "advanced status " with the EU10. On 15 May 2009 , he joined the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe11 . In June 2004, Morocco is designated as a major non - NATO ally by the United States12 .
According to historian Bernard Lugan is among others the lure of wealth from trade South (Sahara ) to the North (the West) that will attract the desires of various tribes with the hub city Marrakech naturally become the capital of various dynasties , especially those from the South ( Almoravids , Almohads , Saadian ) the history of Morocco ( Idrissid the Alawites ) and is marked by the trade of wealth from the South to the North. The history and origin of Morocco were , are and will be marked by the link with the Sahara


Toponymy



Saharan caravan in southern Morocco
Morocco has said Berber lmṛṛuk ( ⵍ ⵎ ⵕ ⵕ ⵓ ⴽ in Tifinagh ) , a name which derives from the pronunciation Amur n'wakuc ( "Love" , which means " country" and " Akouch " which means "God" which gives the "Land of God "or the" holy Land ") 14. Another etymology gives the interpretation of " land parcours15 . " This is the word that gave the name Marrakech16 .
Morocco is said in Arabic al -Maghrib ( المغرب ) , which means " the west " or " Occident17 " (literally : "The Maghreb ").
The same word in Arabic means both the Maghreb large18 sense , so when it is necessary to specify the Morocco called al -Maghrib al- aqṣaą ( المغرب الاقصى ) , meaning "the distant Sunset " or " the Far - West ", and refers to the Maghreb al -Maghrib al- ° arabiy ( المغرب العربي ) or " Arab West. "


Village in the High Atlas


tamraght Beach
The French name derives Morocco meanwhile the Portuguese pronunciation of Marrakech , Marrocos city center of the country founded in 1062 and was the capital of three dynasties (the Almoravids , the Almohads and Saadian ) . This pronunciation also derive Marruecos (Spanish ) Marocko (in Swedish) , Morocco (in English), Marokko (German , Norwegian and Dutch) , the Persians call them Marakech . The Turks called Fas which comes from the name of the ancient capital of Morocco under the Merinid dynasties Wattasid and Alawite ( before 1912 ), Fez . In ancient times, the Greeks called the inhabitants of the region Maurusiens . From the name, the region composed of Morocco and western Algeria was known of Mauretania ( not to be confused with Mauritania ) . The area was later divided into two provinces by the Romans Maurétanies : Mauretania Tingitane Volubilis with its capital ( Berber ancient city of Oulil ) and Mauretania with Cesarea Cesarean ( Tipaza ) for capital ( central and western Algeria ) . Morocco was the country where the ancient Greeks were located the mythical Garden of the Hesperides .
Morocco was known as the Kingdom of Marrakech in the three dynasties that had the city as its capital, and as the Kingdom of Fez dynasties who lived in Fez. Under the Alaouite dynasty , Morocco was also called Sherifian Empire . This name , widely used before 1956 , the remains today in reference to Alawite ruler , a descendant of the Prophet of Islam Muhammad, called " sherif " that is to say noble . In the nineteenth century, European cartographers always mention a " Kingdom of Morocco " , stating the ancient capital " Morocco " (for Marrakech). At independence, the country took the official name of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Sultan Mohammed ben Youssef became king under the name of Mohamed V.

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