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What is the capital of Morocco?
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What is the capital of Morocco?
Rabat; the largest city is Casablanca.
2
Which two coasts does Morocco have?
The Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
3
Which strait separates Morocco from Spain?
The Strait of Gibraltar, about 14 km wide at its narrowest.
4
What is the highest mountain?
Jbel Toubkal (4,167 m) in the High Atlas.
5
Name the main mountain ranges.
The Rif, Middle Atlas, High Atlas and Anti-Atlas.
6
Which two languages are official?
Arabic and Tamazight (since 2011).
7
What is the currency?
The Moroccan dirham.
8
Which mineral does Morocco hold the largest known reserves of?
Phosphate.
9
What is the title of the king as religious leader?
Commander of the Faithful (Amir al-Mu'minin).
10
Which dynasty has ruled since the 1660s?
The Alaouite dynasty.
11
Which dynasty founded Marrakesh around 1070?
The Almoravids.
12
Who founded the Qarawiyyin in Fez in 859?
Fatima al-Fihri.
13
When did France recognise independence?
2 March 1956.
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What treaty made Morocco a French protectorate in 1912?
The Treaty of Fez.
15
What was the Green March of 1975?
A march of unarmed civilians towards the Spanish-held Sahara territory on 6 November 1975.
16
Which four cities are called imperial cities?
Fez, Marrakesh, Meknes and Rabat.
17
Which Moroccan traveller was born in Tangier in 1304?
Ibn Battuta.
18
What colours is the flag?
Red with a green five-pointed star (pentagram) in the centre.
19
Which Marrakesh square is on UNESCO's intangible heritage list?
Jemaa el-Fna.
20
Which mosque in Casablanca has a minaret of about 210 m?
The Hassan II Mosque.
21
Which ksar near Ouarzazate is a UNESCO site?
Ait Benhaddou.
22
What is a tagine?
A conical clay pot and the stew cooked in it.
23
Which tree gives a prized oil in the Souss valley?
The argan tree.
24
Which Roman city near Meknes is a UNESCO site?
Volubilis.
25
Which two Spanish cities share a land border with Morocco?
Ceuta and Melilla.

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