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The French protectorate in Morocco, [4] also known as French Morocco, was the period of French colonial rule in Morocco that lasted from 1912 to 1956. [5] The protectorate was officially established 30 March 1912, when Sultan Abd al-Hafid signed the Treaty of Fez, though the French military occupation of Morocco had begun with the invasion of Oujda and the bombardment of Casablanca in 1907.
Rabat (/ r ə ˈ b ɑː t /, also UK: / r ə ˈ b æ t /, US: / r ɑː ˈ b ɑː t /; [3] [4] [5] Arabic: الرباط, romanized: ar-Ribāṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh-largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) [2] and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million.
The Treaty of Fes (Arabic: معاهدة فاس, French: Traité de Fès), officially the Treaty Concluded Between France and Morocco on 30 March 1912, for the Organization of the French Protectorate in the Sharifian Empire (French: Traité conclu entre la France et le Maroc le 30 mars 1912, pour l'organisation du protectorat français dans l'Empire chérifien), [2] was a treaty signed by ...
1924: Au pays du paradoxe: Maroc (preface by Claude Farrère.) 1931: Le tour du monde en un jour à l'Exposition coloniale; 1933: Je jongle avec les chiffres (Editions du Jardin des Modes) 1936: Chansons des quatre saisons; 1939: La princesse des Baux, légende radiophonique en 4 tableaux avec les anciennes chansons provençales
In 2010, the Bayt Mal Al Qods Acharif Agency organized a festival of Palestinian culture in Rabat, the capital of Morocco. This festival included art exhibitions, film screenings, concerts and lectures. In 2013, the BMAQ Agency decided to launch a rehabilitation project for the Al Qattanin souq, one of the main markets in the old city of Jerusalem
Devenu suspect de ce fait, détesté du grand-vizir El Glaoui, il fut révoqué et interdiction lui fit faite de quitter la capitale. » [25] His conflict with France as well as the revolt of the tribes of Fez (during which he was almost killed in battle on 26 April 1911 [26]) precipitated his dismissal by Moulay Hafid on 26 mai 1911 at the ...
When France began to impose its protectorate on Morocco in 1912, Ahmed al-Hiba used Taroudant as his capital to resist the French. The French only established control over it in 1917. [7] Historically, there was a Jewish community in Taroudant, believed to have been established in the 11th century.
The front of the palace, facing on to the mechouar. The palace sits at the end of the mechouar, a large parade ground also containing a small mosque.The mechouar is used for large public assemblies, such as the return from exile of Mohammed V in 1955.