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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 ...
The following is a list of some films that were entirely or partially shot in Morocco: 1951: Othello, directed by Orson Welles; 1953: Flight to Tangier, directed by Charles Marquis Warren; 1956: The Man Who Knew Too Much; 1962: Lawrence of Arabia, starred Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif
The Alawi Sultanate, [4] [a] officially known as the Sharifian Sultanate (Arabic: السلطنة الشريفة) and as the Sultanate of Morocco, was the state ruled by the 'Alawi dynasty over what is now Morocco, from their rise to power in the 1660s to the 1912 Treaty of Fes that marked the start of the French protectorate.
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.
The Treaty between France and Spain regarding Morocco was signed on 27 November 1912 by French and Spanish heads of state, establishing de jure a Spanish Zone of influence in northern and southern Morocco, both zones being de facto under Spanish control, [1] while France was still regarded as the protecting power as it was the sole occupying power to sign the Treaty of Fes.
The Treaty of Fes was signed by Sultan Moulay Abd al-Hafid and French diplomat Eugène Regnault on 30 March 1912 in the Mnebhi Palace in Fes and established the French protectorate in Morocco. Moroccan officials believed that Morocco would be given a regime similar to that of British Egypt , with considerable autonomy in crusial areas like ...
Cinema of Morocco (Arabic: السينما المغربية) refers to the film industry of Morocco. Aside from Arabic-language films, Moroccan cinema also produces Tamazight-language films. [6] The first film in Morocco was shot by Louis Lumière in 1897. [7] The first three Moroccan feature films were funded between 1968-1969. [8]
March: Morocco becomes a French protectorate, per Treaty of Fez. [1] April: 1912 Fez riots. [1] Moroccan capital relocated from Fez to Rabat. 1913 – Bab Boujeloud (gate) refurbished. [2] 1916 – Ville Nouvelle founded. [1] 1917 – Kissariyya market fire. [15] 1920 – Public library opens. [16] 1931 - Future billionaire Othman Benjelloun ...