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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.
Islam is both the official and predominant religion, while Arabic and Berber are the official languages. Additionally, French and the Moroccan dialect of Arabic are widely spoken. The culture of Morocco is a mix of Arab, Berber, African and European cultures. Its capital is Rabat, while its largest city is Casablanca.
Islam is both the official and predominant religion, while Arabic and Berber are the official languages. Additionally, French and the Moroccan dialect of Arabic are widely spoken. The culture of Morocco is a mix of Arab, Berber, African and European cultures. Its capital is Rabat, while its largest city is Casablanca. [18]
Map of Morocco. The basic unit of local government in Morocco is the commune. [1] At the time of the 2014 population census, Morocco was divided into 1538 communes, 256 of which were classified as urban [2] and also called municipalities. [3]
Al Maghrib was the first Arabic newspaper of the country, and was established in 1886. [9] It was a local media, based in Tetouan.. The first national newspaper to be published in Arabic by Moroccans was an-Nafahat az-Zakiya fi l-Akhbar il-Maghrebiya (النفحات الزكية في الأخبار المغربية The Pleasant Notes in the News of Morocco) in 1889.
In Morocco, the 75 second-level administrative subdivisions are 13 prefectures and 62 provinces.They are subdivisions of the 12 regions of Morocco. [1] Each prefecture or province is subdivided into arrondissements (only in prefectures of some metropolitan areas), municipalities (communes, sing.
The 12 regions of Morocco since 2015 (including Western Sahara) Moroccan administrative division Regions are currently the highest administrative divisions in Morocco.Since 2015, Morocco officially administers 12 regions, including one (Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab) that lies completely within the disputed territory of Western Sahara and two (Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra and Guelmim-Oued Noun) that lie ...
Monument in memory of the 11 January 1944 proclamation in Salé, Morocco.. The Proclamation of Independence of Morocco (Arabic: وثيقة الاستقلال, French: Manifeste de l'Indépendance du Maroc), also translated as the Manifesto of Independence of Morocco or Proclamation of January 11, 1944, is a document in which Moroccan nationalists called for the independence of Morocco in its ...