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Morocco .. Bride of African civilization
In addition to this unique diversity available therapeutic mineral baths known in Morocco for a long time and sits on top of the wealth effects of the availability of tourist attractions in the old cities.
This is further evidence of the authenticity of Moroccan civilization, it is through Mnaratha, city walls, mosques and palaces stand on the finest pages of history Moroccan Islamic city of Fez, which hosts the first university in the world, the University of the villagers, as well as the city of Rabat, the administrative capital of Morocco and famous landmarks various historical since time immemorial reflect the glories of civilizations Romanian And the Phoenician and Muslim countries.
Morocco wide world that blends reality with myths, and live on the outskirts of Mdainh between the walls and modern customs and traditions that have distinctive flavors more distinct smell of tea Moroccan mint flavor that pervaded throughout the Kingdom.
Location: Located in the northwest corner of the continent of Africa, overlooking the Mediterranean in the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean. Spain is separated from the Strait of Gibraltar and has common borders with Algeria and Mauritania, which is located between latitudes 24 and 36 north latitude and between longitudes 2 and 11 west.
Capital: Rabat.
Area: 710.850 sq km.
Main cities: Casablanca, Fez, Marrakech, Meknes and Tangier.
Language: Arabic (official), Berber, French and Spanish.
Zip code: ma.
Population: 31.1 million (2002).
Independence Day: November 18, 1955.
Electricity: 110/220 volts.
National Day: July 30 (Feast of the Throne).
Time: gmt.
International Telephone: 00 212.
Currency: Moroccan dirhams = U.S. $ 0.094 and the dirham is equal to 100 centimes.
Natural resources: phosphates (Morocco is the first in the world in production), citrus fruits, fish and sardines and oils, dates, agriculture, livestock, coal mines, iron, lead, silver and copper.
Airports: Casablanca (Mohammed V and nose), Rabat, Salé, Tangier, Fez, Oujda, Al Hoceima, Marrakech, Agadir and Ouarzazate and eyes.
Requirements for entry into the country: a valid passport, and the need to obtain a visa to enter through the Moroccan embassies and consulates in worldwide. However, there are some countries can be assigned to its nationals to enter Morocco without a visa in advance.
Opening hours: 8am - 12:00 AA and 2.30 to 6.30 pm. The weekend Saturday and Sunday.
Climate: characterized by the Moroccan coast, a Mediterranean climate with warm and moderated on the east coast, while inland areas predominates in the continental climate hotter and drier, and in the south of the country's prevailing atmosphere is hot and dry throughout most of the year, and is worst night cold in December and January January, and rainfall from November to March in coastal areas. The climate is mostly dry with high temperatures in the summer, the mountains Viswdha colder climate.
Morocco is located in the far north of Africa, is bordered by Algeria to the east at about 1600 km, Mauritania up to 1561 km in length, taken over Spain on the towns of Ceuta and Melilla, close to the European shore.
And owns Morocco Properties geographic variety, in which the mountain range ends plains bordering the Sahara, and Morocco is the country most rain in North Africa, and the Atlas Mountains-based real water, permeate the surface of the south numerous rivers, including: or spring and Borkrac and Speu and Tansvet and shield, and most of them was hurt in the Atlantic Ocean.
History:
The Kingdom of Morocco in the maximum of the ancient world and break away from Europe, the Mediterranean, Africa and the chains of the Atlas Mountains and desert.
It is known that the history of Morocco a very old stone inscriptions indicate where in the desert to the pre-history to the different historical periods is evidence of openness in Morocco since the foot on the outside, and that the confluence of civilizations through the ages.
And began the Islamic conquest of the Maghreb in AD 643 (22 e), and after more than two decades appointed Uqba and automatically by founding the city of Kairouan and the incursion in Morocco until he reached the Atlantic, and continued to Moroccans then round and opened the Al-Andalus under the leadership of Tariq ibn Ziyad, and founded independent principalities until restored it In 788 AD the establishment of the State of Adarissa then stationed Valmouhdin Valmrinyin Valoutasien Valsaadiin upper current dynasty.
In 1906, imposed a foreign protection to Morocco under the Treaty of Algeciras and Morocco has witnessed a revolution Karim rhetoric against the French colonialists in 1921 On the second day of March, 1956 Morocco's independence with the exception of the cities of Ceuta and Melilla on the Mediterranean coast and which were still subject to the rule of Spain.
Is to attract Arab tourists and one of the goals that are concentrated around the plan tourism in Morocco, has been designing a strategy to activate inter-Arab tourism to increase the number of Arab tourists has reached about 169 thousand tourists from the Gulf in 2000, including 50% of Saudi Arabia, including approximately 30 thousand tourists and Egypt 12 A tourist and Jordan and other Arab countries.
Although this does not exceed the percentage of Arab tourists to Morocco, 6% and an estimated 100 thousand tourists, a figure that is not in line with the aspirations of Morocco, especially for people from the Gulf, as called for intensified efforts and stimulate the promotion of Morocco through participation in tourism fairs specialized to be held in the GCC , especially the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) and invitations to journalists to visit Morocco, which attaches great importance to Arab tourists and the Gulf in particular, he stayed longer and spent the most, he comes in second place worldwide after the Japanese tourist spending.
There is no doubt that inter-Arab tourism is an alternative solution to compensate for Morocco than suffered from the effects of September 11, 2001, and seeks events tourism sector in Morocco, to focus the attention of Arab investors to build tourist apartments and residences to receive the Arab families that want to spend periods of tourism in Morocco, and the investment climate provided by Morocco to the investors the Arabs to give land to investors at half the price by the state, in addition to customs exemptions from taxes, as well as the prominence of the fraternal relations and strong ties that combine Morocco Arab brethren, inheritance, religious and linguistic social and cultural co.
There are future scenarios with the actors in this sector with the strengthening of Mendobiat Moroccan National Office of Tourism.
Organized in Morocco many festivals and cultural seasons in various cities of Morocco and throughout the year, in addition to the Asilah Festival There Festival in Rabat, which lasts 40 days during the month of June and the Festival of Sacred Music in Fez, organized in May and the season of courtship Bomelcin regulated in September season and croton Besfro choose where Miss Croton, Festival Obeida Alrma Boukrepkp, and a festival of folk arts, and the International Film Festival of Marrakech, and Agadir Festival of Arab Music, and others.
By 2010, Morocco is to receive 10 million tourists, and recorded Tourism in Morocco, a decrease in revenue of 43% in early 2002 due to the effects of the events of 11 September 2001 in the United States amounted to tourism revenue in the first month of that year $ 102 million over the same period of 2001 with
revenue of about $ 179 million.
Working in the tourism industry of Morocco some 620 thousand people, was the industry has seen significant development in the two years preceding the September 11, 2001, In 2000, increased tourism revenues 28% and reached to 8.26 billion dirhams ($ 2.38 billion), but Morocco was aimed at receive ten million tourists per year by 2010 from about 2.4 million tourists last year.
And Morocco trying to reduce the negative impacts left by the events of September 2001 to continue in more projects, work has begun since October, 2002, the development of sites to build 36 hotels with about 7000 rooms in Marrakech, an investment of a $ 6.44 billion dirhams as well as some of the projects of many investors.
Morocco may be less harmful than the bad situation of tourism in view of the world that is characterized by moderation.
Has initiated the Moroccan Office of Tourism in determining the most prominent features of the contingency plan to address the current crisis, Morocco can attract between 5 million and 6 million tourists, without taking into account border tourism, which can be changed to some extent, a variety of tourism and attracting an estimated two million tourists increase in tourism Moroccans living abroad and carry out publicity campaigns with well thought out to give priority to all types of tourism.
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