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Iron Age petroglyph with Libyco-Berber inscriptions, likely depicting a meteorite fall, found near the High Atlas village of Ida Ou Kazzou
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The English name Morocco is derived from the Spanish name Marruecos, which comes from the city of Marrakesh.

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Morocco

Population
38.4M
Area
446,550 km²
Capital
Rabat
Continent
Africa
41st most populous country in the world

Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

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Iron Age petroglyph with Libyco-Berber inscriptions, likely depicting a meteorite fall, found near the High Atlas village of Ida Ou Kazzou
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Morocco has been inhabited since at least Paleolithic times, with evidence of human habitation dating back to approximately 315,000 years ago.

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Morocco

Population
38.4M
Area
446,550 km²
Capital
Rabat
Continent
Africa
41st most populous country in the world

Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

From the “History” section

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Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · CC BY 4.0

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Iron Age petroglyph with Libyco-Berber inscriptions, likely depicting a meteorite fall, found near the High Atlas village of Ida Ou Kazzou
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Morocco is one of only three countries to have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines.

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Morocco

Population
38.4M
Area
446,550 km²
Capital
Rabat
Continent
Africa
41st most populous country in the world

Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

From the “Geography” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · CC BY 4.0

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Iron Age petroglyph with Libyco-Berber inscriptions, likely depicting a meteorite fall, found near the High Atlas village of Ida Ou Kazzou
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Morocco was the first nation to recognize the United States as an independent nation in 1777.

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Morocco

Population
38.4M
Area
446,550 km²
Capital
Rabat
Continent
Africa
41st most populous country in the world

Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · CC BY 4.0

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Iron Age petroglyph with Libyco-Berber inscriptions, likely depicting a meteorite fall, found near the High Atlas village of Ida Ou Kazzou
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The Rif Mountains are inhabited mainly by the Berber people.

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country

Morocco

Population
38.4M
Area
446,550 km²
Capital
Rabat
Continent
Africa
41st most populous country in the world

Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

From the “Geography” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · CC BY 4.0

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