Best Destinations in Morocco
Kenitra - Morocco
Kenitra is a Moroccan city on the Atlantic coast, 40 km north of Rabat. It is one of the most important cities in the Kingdom, with 800,000 inhabitants. Located on the southern bank of the Sabo River, 12 kilometers from the estuary of the Atlantic Ocean at the Mahdia holiday resort, the city is located at the junction of the main and important trade routes between the cities of the east and north of the Kingdom and its center (Fez, Tetouan, Tangier, Rabat and Casablanca) Like the economic capital of Casablanca and unlike other cities for comparison. Kenitra is located ten kilometers east of the ruins of Mahdia, which dates back to the Carthaginian period where the Phoenicians stayed in the first millennium BC in what was known as the "Thamouseda". Kenitra derives its name from the small arch that stretched over the Fouarate lake, which was destroyed in 1928. The French colonial authorities named the city "Port Leoti" in 1933 and recovered its real name after the restoration of Morocco's independence from France in 1956 and knew the Portuguese occupation in 1515 and Spain in 1614, Sultan Mawla Ismail succeeded in liberating the castle in 1681.
Show more Taza - Morocco
Taza is a town located in the northeast of Morocco in the Taza corridor, a mountain pass where the mountains of the Rif and the Middle Atlas meet, chief town of the province of Taza. It is 315 km from Rabat and 230 km from Oujda. The name of the town comes from the Berber "Tizi" which means the pass. Taza is an Atlaso-Rifal town which developed around the fortified convent built by the Meknassa in the tenth century, which revolted against the governor of Kairouan, and took refuge in the Maghreb. Its strategic position between the Rif and the Atlas, therefore in the pre-Rif, makes of it a strong military place coveted by the peoples coming from the east, eager to conquer the Moroccan lands. Taza passed in turn into the hands of the dynasties who acceded to the head of Morocco. The surroundings of the city offer many points of interest for visitors. In particular, the Tazekka National Park, created in 1950 on an initial area of 680 hectares, whose main objective was to protect the natural resources of the Jbel Tazekka, a green peak of 1,980 m which dominates the region. Also, the Gouffre Friouato, one of the most important chasms of the region. Speleologists and adventurers will admire the breadth and wonders of its many rooms, which complement these diverse natural landscapes of Tazekka National Park.
Show more Rabat - Morocco
Rabat is the capital of Morocco and its seventh largest city centre with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million. The city is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou Regreg. On the facing shore of the river lies Salé, the city's main commuter town. Rabat, Temara, and Salé form a conurbation of over 1.8 million people. Tourism and the presence of all foreign embassies in Morocco serve to make Rabat one of the most important cities in the country. Once a reputed corsair haven, Rabat served as one of the many ports in North Africa for the Barbary pirates, who were particularly active from the 16th through the 18th centuries.
Show more Tangier - Morocco
Tangier is a city in northern Morocco. It is considered the second economic city of Morocco. It is also the capital of the region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceïma. Located at the extreme northwest of the country on the Strait of Gibraltar, this city is only 24 kilometers from the Spanish coast. Its population is 974 000 inhabitants in the census of 2014, placing it to the rank of third Moroccan city by the number of inhabitants after Casablanca and Fez.
Show more Casablanca - Morocco
Casablanca (in arabic : الدار البيضاء), formerly called Anfa, is a city in the center of western Morocco. It is the economic capital and the largest city in the country. It is located on the Atlantic coast, about 80 km south of Rabat, the administrative capital. Its population was 3 359 818 inhabitants in the census of 2014, making it the most populous city of the Kingdom. Made legendary by the film Casablanca (1942), the city has an important modern architectural heritage, due to the architectural diversity it experienced during the twentieth century. Casablanca has one of the largest mosques on the planet, the Hassan II Mosque, whose minaret is the tallest in the world. It is considered a true symbol of the city.
Show more Khenifra - Morocco
Khenifra is a city in the Middle Moroccan Middle Atlas, called the "red city", or "Khenifra of zaïane"; On the two basaltic shores of the Oum Errabia and the dir (= Piedmont: northern slope between the central plateau and the Middle Atlas) and the western part of the Middle Atlas, the capital of the Zayanes, an Amazigh tribe that once belonged To the confederation of Aït Oumalous, known historically for wartime in the famous Battle of Elhri on November 13, 1914. It is located in a strategic highway national road 87, formerly named Imperial route No. 24 linking Meknes to Marrakech at 160 km from Fez, and 300 km from Marrakech. Economic activity in this region remains dominated by the tertiary sector (43.2%). The rural sector accounts for almost 76% of total economic turnover. It is considered a privileged destination of ecological tourism by the beauty of the mountains with reddish colors, its lakes and its cedar forest, especially Ajdir Izayane.
Show more Figuig - Morocco
Figuig is a city located in the extreme east of Morocco, at the junction between the highlands and the north of the Moroccan Sahara, some 368 km south of Oujda and not far from the borders with Algeria. The city-palm groves is nestled in a circle of small mountains. The dates satisfied the primary needs of the inhabitants until the loss of immense territories in and beyond the corolla. Located on the outskirts of the Sahara, the climate that reigns in Figuig is of the desert type. Temperatures in summer are very hot (up to 45 °); But the interior of the oasis forms a very contrasting microclimate with the surrounding territories. The city is currently formed of seven ksour, which are former population groups that were totally autonomous in their ksur scattered along the Wadi Zouzfana. Each had its own laws and customs. Then, at the time of the great invasion of the Arab tribes hunted by the Fatimids of Egypt, all the former ksars gathered in the present place, to better defend themselves and to keep their cultural and political character. The human presence has been documented in the Figuig region since ancient times by numerous sites of rock carvings along the route of Zouzefana. It is the Figuig of colonial literature that encompassed the entire basin of the wadi.
Show more Imlil - Morocco
The village of Imlil is located at the High Atlas at 1,740 m altitude, in the province of Al Haouz, in the region of Marrakech-Safi, in Morocco. It is considered as the gateway to the Toubkal National Park, and the starting point for the climb of Mount Toubkal, the summit (4,167 m) of which is the highest in Morocco and North Africa. It can be reached from Marrakech via Tahennaout and Asni and from Taroudant via the Tizi-n-Test pass.
Show more Essaouira - Morocco
Essaouira (formerly called Mogador) is a port and tourist city of Morocco, within the Marrakech-Safi region. It is located on the Atlantic Ocean. The site was truly occupied from the sixteenth century by the Portuguese, who built there in 1506 a fortress and ramparts quickly abandoned in front of the fierce resistance of the local population. The city of Essaouira itself was founded by Sultan Mohammed ben Abdellah, who ordered its construction from 1760. Since the end of the twentieth century, Essaouira has experienced a renaissance, mainly due to tourism, but also to its cultural vocation. Its medina has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001.
Show more Chefchaouen - Morocco
Chefchaouen or Chaouen is a town in the north-west of Morocco. It is built at the foot of the Kelaa and Meggou mountains at about 600 m above sea level on the Rif mountain range. The name of the town comes from the Berber achawen, "the horns", because of the mountain tops that dominate and surround it. Chefchaouen was founded in 1471 by Sharif Ali Ibn Rashid Al-Alami. The city then hosts a population composed mainly of Andalusians and then Moriscos expelled from Andalusia by the Christians. It remained governed by the Banu Rashid dynasty of 1471 and 1561 under the reign of the Wattasides and then reunited in Morocco by the Saadians. It was occupied by the Spaniards in 1920 and then retroceded to Morocco in 1956, following the abrogation of the protectorate.
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