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• A Vacation in Mirleft

  Picture the ideal location for your vacation. Imagine wide untouched stretches of beach, high cliffs that overlook the ocean, friendly locals who greet you on the streets, picturesque ...

• Magnificent Mount Toubkal

  Standing at an intimidating height of 4 167 meters, Toubkal is the highest peak in the Atlas Mountain range. It is located just outside of Marrakech, in the breathtaking Toubkal National ...

• 2011 Gnawa Festival

  Considered to be one of Morocco's most scenic locations, Essaouira's Moulay Hassan square was the main venue for the 2011 Gnawa Festival that took place in June. With the 16th century ...

• The History of Cape Juby

  Close to the Western Saharan border lies a semi-desert region that is known as Cape Juby. Cape Juby is located on the southern coast of Morocco and the landscapes that surround this cape are ...

• Notable Feminist Fatema Mernissi

  Moroccan feminist writer and notable sociologist Fatema Mernissi is currently a lecturer at Rabat’s Mohammed V University as well as being a research scholar at the University Institute for ...

• History: The Idrisid Dynasty

  The Idrisid Dynasty was named after its founding leader, and is a very interesting part of the history of Morocco. Idris I, or Idris ibn Abdallah, was a descendant of Ali ibn Abi Talib, and ...

• Morocco’s Tea Drinking Tradition

  In Morocco, brewing and drinking tea is a much-loved tradition that signifies hospitality and friendship, and is carried out with great care. Using green tea as a base, with mint leaves and ...

• Kitesurfing in Morocco

  The water sport of kitesurfing, also referred to as kiteboarding, is a mixture of surfing, wakeboarding and windsurfing. A rider will stand on the kiteboard or surfboard while using the wind ...

• Addax – Critically Endangered Desert Dweller

  Listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN on its Red List of Threatened Species, the Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) is receiving attention from conservation groups who are taking action to ...

• Pay a Visit to Taourirt Kasbah

  The town of Ouarzazate is located in the area where Morocco's Ziz, Drâa and Dadés valleys meet, and not too far from the town stands the Kasbah Taourirt, considered to be one of the most ...