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A panorama of Morocco
Morocco is the nearest African country to Europe and the most accessible
Located between the 36th and 28th parallels north, it is separated from Europe by the straits of Gibraltar.
Five aspects to note:
1-the Atlantic coastline with its tides, its ocean rollers and fresh sea breezes.
2-the Mediterranean coastline, with its sandy beaches, its steep cliffs and calm sea.
3-the Sahara desert.
4-several arid and windy plateaux.
5-the high mountain ranges that make an incomparable chain.
In addition, there are areas unique to Morocco: the hills of the Zaer country, the orchards of the Souss, the forests of oaks, cedars and Argan trees.
Four mountain chains divide up the country from north to south.
The Rif:
Rising to a maximum height of 2,456 m at mount Tidiquin. it is a chain shaped like a crescent composed of small ranges.
The Rif Mountains give the northern area the climate and conditions for Mediterranean cultivation.
The middle atlas:
Where you will find forests, springs, lakes, streams and pastures with numerous summits over 2,000 m and several between 2,500m.this area is the most European-looking of our mountainous regions.
The high Atlas:
Raising a barrier between two worlds, the world of grass and vineyards and the world of rocks and salt.on one side are farmers and villages, on the other the nomads who wander around and live in tents.almost 800 km, the high atlas range is crossed by three passes at 2.100 m (Tizi n Test), 2.260 m (Tizi n Tichka) and 1.947 m (Tizi n Telghemt).
There are three big peaks, the Ayachi summit at 3.747 m and Toubkal at 4.167 m the highest point in the atlas and in the north of Africa, and Ighil Mgoun at 4.068 m.
One can imagine why the ancient thought that the summit was really the shoulder of the giant (Atlas) holding up the heavens.
The anti –Atlas:
The range rising out of both the ocean and the desert is on the same altitude as Cairo and the Canary Islands .its highest point is 3.304 m on the extinct volcano of Siroua .the range has high plateaux with granite formations .at its southern end; it protects the fertile Souss valley from the searing winds of the Sahara. Rarely are Moroccan mountains impassable, a fact which makes all passages through them important from economic and human viewpoints .the passages called Tizi (pass) in berber language.
As you will see for yourselves, the physical aspects of the mountains are like the rest of Morocco, very diverse.
The high mountains have inexhaustible resources, notably ski-ing, and all kinds of alpine excursions.
In the fez vicinity, the middle atlas is a paradise for winter –sports enthusiasts (Michlifen).near Marrakech, Oukaimeden is the best ski resort in the high Atlas, where ski-ing is possible from November.
There are very few real plains .the Gharb is river valley (the Sebou and its tributaries).the Souss is called after the river of the same name.
Elsewhere ,there are plateaux covered more or less fertile soils called(meseta)small table in spainish on the Atlantic seaboard ,or glacier eroded areas of the south ,the lake bottom plain of Saiss near Fez and Meknes , the high plateaux of the east ,and infertile ,rocky areas like the Oulmes central plateau of granite ,the Hamada of Guir and the Draa.
The (Meseta) is very rich in the Casablanca and Rabat hinterland .the Saiss is also very fertile. Only irrigation has rendered the Tadla area fit for farming.
Morocco is the only Maghreb country with real rivers with permanent and fairly regular flows: the Lukus, the Sebou, the Oum-er-Rabia and the Tensift flow into the Atlantic, while the Moulouya (450 km long) flows into the Mediterranean and is the longest river in Morocco.
Deep the south, the Ziz and Draa rivers hardly ever reach the sea because they are bled dry by irrigation or evaporation in the desert heat.
The Saharan rivers, like the Gheris, Guir and Saoura get lost in the desert sands after giving life, like the Draa, to numerous oases.
Morocco has a great deal of modern equipment and infrastructure like dams for irrigation and electric power , large mines, sugar and oils refineries, fruit and vegetables, thousands kilometers of paved roads , plenty of sports facilities, hotels and many other amenities tourists may desire.
Agriculture is the principal economic resource, feeding the population which, however, is growing faster than the harvests .down in the oases, life depends on a strict water discipline, and there the date palms.
When there is sufficient and timely rainfall, which sometimes makes the rivers overflow, the crops are good. Fruit tree cultivation improves the lot of farmers (olives, figs walnuts, in the north, Argan trees and date palms in the south).
Today, experiments are being made with new crops like oil seeds, cotton and sugar beet. But agriculture continues to be based on cereal crops .with regard to trade, the open door system instituted at Algeciras in 1906 has been abrogated.
Since 1956, a Moroccan merchant fleet has been set up, but most foreign trade is carried under foreign flags.
There are varieties of minerals mined in the country, but especially phosphates at Khouribga and Youssoufia then argent at Imiter Tinghir.
Agriculture, industrialization, professional training and tourism are the top priorities in government economic planning.
Investment of foreign capital is encouraged by incentives offered in special (investment codes).
Climate:
Might i just start by saying that you won’t really be able to fully appreciate the climate of Morocco if you spend all your time inside the garden of some sumptuous residence or on the first beach you find? i would suggest the deep south , the imperial cities and the ski resorts in winter , Marrakech in the spring ,Chaouen and the sea at Al Hoceima in the autumn, and the summer the Rif coastline ,Tangier ,Martil together with Mohammedia and the other seaside resorts around Casablanca .the Atlantic coastline has always been popular with tourists .
springtime ,the ideal season for those who want to explore a Morocco that is full of enchantment and colour ,begins here at the end of January :you will find that the time is just right ,the sun bursting out of a clear blue sky , s temperature that is perfect and landscapes that are more beautiful than ever , together with pleasant evenings that are perhaps just little chilly.
A look at the readings taken at various meteorological stations throughout Morocco will show a wide variety of findings which nonetheless, display a common denominator: the climatic conditions of Morocco are bracing and healthy. The temperatures in Morocco vary between moderate and warm, as can be seen from average temperatures noted in various regions of the kingdom during the year.
In the summer in Morocco is warm, the average temperature hovers around 30 centigrade, with the notable exceptions of the Sahara and the areas lying just north of it where the temperature might be 5 to 6 degree higher.
Therefore , despite the fact that the climate of Morocco offers appreciable differences between maximum and minimum temperatures ,the overall weather conditions here fall in the moderate category , a feature which puts Morocco in the all year round tourism class of country.
Rainfall in Morocco is relatively light, except, perhaps, for the north and the middle Atlas: the average annual rainfall for the east and the Atlantic coastline strip is 200 mm.
Population:
Morocco’s total population is 34,000,000 inhabitants.
The Berbers are the most numerous (three principal groups: the Masmouda, the Zenata, and the Zenaga).
The Riffis (inhabitants of the Rif Mountains).
The Chleuh (inhabitants of the high atlas, anti-Atlas and the Souss) probably derived from the Masmouda, like the Almohads.
The Berbers who live in central Morocco are connected with the Sanhadja or Zenaga like the Almoravids.They are to be found in the Middle Atlas, the Rif, and the Zemmour.
The Twareg, who live in the desert at present, are of the same family.
The Zenata came from central Algeria in the 12th and 13th centuries, and they produced the Merinid dynasty .They occupy the north and east of Morocco, although there are some in the Chaouia and in Tangier. The Drawa,coloured people of the Draa ,are sometimes considered a mixture of freemen and black slaves, but this is not certain .under the name of Haratine(singular:Hartani),they form the larger part of the population of the oases south of the Anti-atlas.
The Arabs arrived first with Oqba ben Nafi in 683 A.D, and then in 707 with Moussa ibn Nasser .at first they were not numerous. In 788, Idriss (who took refuge at Moulay Idriss , near Meknes ),at descendant of Ali, the prophet’s son-in-law ,settled here and his son founded fez..
A second wave of Arabs arrived in the 12th century with Abd El Moumen. They were much more numerous, and the influx continued until the 16th century. In many places the y mixed with Berbers, while those who settled on the plains kept their own language, Arabic (except for the Jebala. Jews arrived in Morocco at various times: the first are said to have come from Jerusalem ,after the destruction of the temple by Titus .a second emigration ,more recent ,originated in Europe (Spain and Portugal )following persecutions. There were already Jews in Carthage .in the 3rd century B.C. There were already Jewish colonies established in Morocco, and in the 5th century, new groups came with the Vandals .in the 5th and 7th centuries, the Visigoth invasions evicted others.
Colored people ,who are fairly numerous , do not form distinct tribes: they lived scattered as slaves or freemen .the Almoravids brought some with them when they moved north .in the 16th century ,the Saadian sultan returning from Timbuktu was accompanied by a personal bodyguard of black fighters.

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