Geography :
Morocco, about a tenth the size of California, is located across the Strait of Gibraltar on the Mediterranean, overlooking the Atlantic northwest shoulder of Africa. Algeria is to the east and Mauritania to the south. On the Atlantic coast there is a fertile plain. The Mediterranean coast is mountainous. The Atlas Mountains, running north from the southern Algerian border, average 11,000 feet (3,353 m) above sea level.
History :
Morocco has been the home of the Berbers since the second millennium BC In AD 46 , Morocco was annexed by Rome as part of the province of Mauritania until the Vandals invaded this part of the empire decline in the 5th century. The Arabs invaded about 685 , bringing Islam. The Berbers joined them in invading Spain in 711, but then they revolted against the Arabs , feeling their secondary status . In 1086 , Berbers took control of large areas of Moorish Spain until they were expelled in the 13th century.
The land was rarely unified and was usually ruled by small tribal states. Conflicts between Berbers and Arabs were chronic . Portugal and Spain began invading Morocco, which helped unify the country 's defense . In 1660 , Morocco came under the control of the Alawite dynasty. It is a sherif dynasty descended from the Prophet Muhammad and rules Morocco to this day.
Morocco, about a tenth the size of California, is located across the Strait of Gibraltar on the Mediterranean, overlooking the Atlantic northwest shoulder of Africa. Algeria is to the east and Mauritania to the south. On the Atlantic coast there is a fertile plain. The Mediterranean coast is mountainous. The Atlas Mountains, running north from the southern Algerian border, average 11,000 feet (3,353 m) above sea level.
History :
Morocco has been the home of the Berbers since the second millennium BC In AD 46 , Morocco was annexed by Rome as part of the province of Mauritania until the Vandals invaded this part of the empire decline in the 5th century. The Arabs invaded about 685 , bringing Islam. The Berbers joined them in invading Spain in 711, but then they revolted against the Arabs , feeling their secondary status . In 1086 , Berbers took control of large areas of Moorish Spain until they were expelled in the 13th century.
The land was rarely unified and was usually ruled by small tribal states. Conflicts between Berbers and Arabs were chronic . Portugal and Spain began invading Morocco, which helped unify the country 's defense . In 1660 , Morocco came under the control of the Alawite dynasty. It is a sherif dynasty descended from the Prophet Muhammad and rules Morocco to this day.
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