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Morocco, (Arabic: المغرب‎),officially the Kingdom of Morocco (Arabic: المملكة المغربية‎), is a country in North Africa with a population of 33,241,259. It has a coast on the Atlantic Ocean that reaches past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea. Morocco has international borders with Algeria to the east, Western Sahara to the south and Spain to the north (Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla).

Morocco is the only African country that is not currently a member of the African Union. However, it is a member of the Arab League, Arab Maghreb Union, the Francophonie, Organization of the Islamic Conference, Mediterranean Dialogue group, and Group of 77, and is a major non-NATO ally of the United States.

The full Arabic name Al-Mamlaka al-Maghribiya translates to "The Western Kingdom." Al-Maghrib (meaning "The West") is commonly used. For historical references, medieval Arab historians and geographers used to refer to Morocco as Al-Maghrib al Aqşá ("The Farthest West"), disambiguating it from neighboring historical regions called al-Maghrib al Awsat ("The Middle West", Algeria) and al-Maghrib al Adna ("The Nearest West", Tunisia).

The latinized name "Morocco" originates from medieval Latin "Morroch," which referred to the name of the former Almoravid and Almohad capital, Marrakech. The Persians straightforwardly call it "Marrakech" while the Turks call it "Fas" which comes from the ancient Idrisid and Marinid capital, Fès.

It is that the word "Marrakech" is presumably derived from the Berber word Mur-Akush meaning Land of God.

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A view of the new corniche of Safi.

Safi (French: Safi, Arabic: آسفي‎) is a city in western Morocco on the Atlantic Ocean. The capital of the Doukkala-Abda Region, it has a population of 284,750 (2004 census), but is also the centre of an agglomeration which has an estimated 793,000 inhabitants (1987). Safi is a city that concentrates roughly nearly around 6000 hab/km².

Safi is the main fishing port for the country's sardine industry and the moroccan traditional industry homeland. Safi also exports phosphates, textiles and ceramics. During the Second World War, Safi was one of the landing sites for Operation Torch.

Safi, under the name Safim, was under Portuguese rule between 1488 and 1541.

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The medieval Giralda, built by the Almohad Dynasty which capital was the imperial Marrakech.

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Did you know

  • ...that the word "Morocco" was derived from Marrakech, the name of the capital city in the 11th and 12th centuries?
  • ...that the word tangerine came from Tangier?
  • ...that Morocco was the first country in the world to recognize the United States' independence?

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