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Internet TLD. .ma. .المغرب. Morocco, [d] officially the Kingdom of Morocco, [e] is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south.
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 national entirety under ...
The king of Morocco ( Arabic: ملك المغرب, romanized : Malik al-Maġrib) is the monarch and head of state of Morocco. The kings of Morocco are members of the Alawi dynasty. It is one of the country's most powerful offices. Sidi Mohammed bin Hassan al-Alawi ( Mohammed VI) became the king of Morocco on 23 July 1999, following the death of ...
Beginning in 1549, the region was ruled by successive Arab dynasties known as the Sharifian dynasties, who claimed descent from the prophet Muhammad. The first of these polities was the Saadi dynasty, which ruled Morocco from 1549 to 1659. From 1509 to 1549, the Saadi rulers had control of only the southern areas.
Mohammed VI ( Arabic: محمد السادس, romanized : Muḥammad as-sādis; born 21 August 1963) [1] is King of Morocco. A member of the 'Alawi dynasty, he acceded to the throne on 23 July 1999, upon the death of his father, King Hassan II. [2] Mohammed has vast business holdings across several economic sectors in Morocco.
The word zillīj ( زليج) is derived from the verb zalaja ( زَلَجَ) meaning "to slide," [9] in reference to the smooth, glazed surface of the tiles. The word azulejo in Portuguese and Spanish, referring to a style of painted tile in Portugal and Spain, derives from the word zillīj. [10] [11] In Spain, the mosaic tile technique used in ...
The Order of Ouissam Alaouite ( Arabic: الوسام العلوي الشريف) or the Sharifian Order of Al-Alaoui[citation needed] is a military decoration of Morocco which is bestowed by the King of Morocco upon those civilians and military officers who have displayed heroism in combat or have contributed meritorious service to the Moroccan ...
Hassan II ( Arabic: الحسن الثاني, romanized : al-Ḥasan aṯ-ṯhānī; 9 July 1929 – 23 July 1999) was King of Morocco from 1961 until his death in 1999. He was a member of the 'Alawi dynasty, [1] [2] the eldest son of Sultan Mohammed V, and his second wife, Lalla Abla bint Tahar. [2] He was the first commander-in-chief of the ...