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Archaeological excavations have demonstrated the presence of people in Morocco that were ancestral to Homo sapiens, as well as the presence of early human species.The fossilized bones of a 400,000-year-old early human ancestor were discovered in Salé in 1971. [2]
The Idrisid dynasty or Idrisids (Arabic: الأدارسة al-Adārisah) were an Arab Muslim dynasty from 788 to 974, ruling most of present-day Morocco and parts of present-day western Algeria. Named after the founder, Idris I, the Idrisids were an Alid dynasty descended from Muhammad through his grandson Hasan.
A study of 20 Moroccan Jews found 30% were G. [35] The tested men were then apparently living in Israel. Another study of Jewish men found 19.3% of 83 Jewish men from Morocco belonged to haplogroup G. [ 52 ] over G Moroccan samples are Likely Positive on the SNP G2a2b Haplogroup, it has been identified in neolithic human remains in Europe ...
First Marinid Leader of Morocco: Marinid: Uthman ibn Abd al-Haqq: 1196 – 1240: 1217: 1240: Sheikh of Morocco: Marinid: Muhammad ibn Abd Al-Haqq: 1202 – 1244: 1240: 1244: Sheikh of Morocco: Marinid: Abu Yahya ibn Abd al-Haqq: Died 1258: 1244: 1258: Emir of Morocco: Marinid: Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq: 20 March 1286: 1258: 1286: First ...
[319] [320] Several Moroccan professional players have competed in international competition, and the country fielded its first Davis Cup team in 1999. Morocco established one of Africa's first competitive leagues in basketball. [321] Rugby came to Morocco in the early 20th century, mainly by the French who occupied the country. [322]
This is a list of dates associated with the prehistoric peopling of the world (first known presence of Homo sapiens). The list is divided into four categories, Middle Paleolithic (before 50,000 years ago), Upper Paleolithic (50,000 to 12,500 years ago), Holocene (12,500 to 500 years ago) and Modern ( Age of Sail and modern exploration).
The term also applies more broadly to any people who share a common Moroccan culture and identity, as well as those who natively speak Moroccan Arabic or other languages of Morocco. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] In addition to the approximately 37 million residents of Morocco, there is a large Moroccan diaspora .
The Saadians were an important chapter in the history of Morocco. They were the first Arab Sharifian dynasty to rule Morocco since the Idrisids, establishing a model of political-religious legitimacy which continued under the later 'Alawis, another Sharifian dynasty. [11]