Geography of Morocco
Morocco, or Kingdom of Morocco, a country of northwestern Africa. It is bordered by Algeria, Mauritania, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Algeria, or Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, a country of North Africa. See more »
Morocco, or Kingdom of Morocco, a country of northwestern Africa. It is bordered by Algeria, Mauritania, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea.
See more »Algeria, or Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, a country of North Africa.
See more »Algiers, (French: Alger, ; Arabic: al Jazair), Algeria, the nation's capital and largest city.
See more »Benghazi, Libya, the nation's second largest city. It lies on the Mediterranean Sea in northeastern Libya, about 400 miles (640 km) east of Tripoli, the national capital.
See more »Bizerte, or Bizerta, Tunisia, a seaport and the northernmost city in Africa. It is on a channel leading from the Lake of Bizerte.
See more »Canary Islands (Spanish: Islas Canarias), a group of 13 volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of Africa.
See more »Casablanca (Arabic: Dar al-Baida), Morocco, the nation's largest city and one of the most populous in Africa.
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See more »Marrakech, or Marrakesh, Morocco, a city near the Atlas Mountains, some 140 miles (225 km) south of Casablanca.
See more »Meknes, Morocco, a city 80 miles (130 km) east of Rabat. It is a transportation and trade center for a farming and oil-producing area.
See more »Oran, Algeria, the capital of Oran Department. The city is a port on the Mediterranean Sea, 230 miles (370 km) west-southwest of Algiers.
See more »Rabat, Morocco, the national capital. It is situated on the Atlantic coast, 57 miles (92 km) northeast of Casablanca.
See more »Tangier, Morocco, the capital of Tangier province. The city's name is also spelled Tangiers, Tanger, and Tanjah.
See more »Tripoli (Arabic: Tarabulus)Libya, the nation's capital and largest city. It is on the Mediterranean Sea, in one of Libya's few agricultural areas.
See more »Tunis, Tunisia, the nation's capital and largest city. It is in northeastern Tunisia on the Lake of Tunis, a shallow lagoon connected to the Gulf of Tunis, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea.
See more »Tunisia, or Republic of Tunisia, a country in North Africa. It is part of the Maghrib, a historic region that also includes portions of Morocco, Algeria, and Libya.
See more », an Arabic name for western North Africa, meaning “place where the sun sets.” It usually refers to Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.
See more »Spanish Morocco, a former protectorate in northern Morocco held by Spain, 1912–56.
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