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Fun fact 1 about Morocco

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.

From the “Etymology and name” section

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