Country guide
Morocco is 446,550 km2 with two coastlines, Mediterranean along the north and Atlantic down the west, and the 2024 census counted 36,828,330 people. Rabat is th...
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Morocco is 446,550 km2 with two coastlines, Mediterranean along the north and Atlantic down the west, and the 2024 census counted 36,828,330 people. Rabat is the capital and Casablanca the largest city, but neither is usually what a visitor books. The trip is normally built around the former capitals, Fes and Marrakesh, whose walled old towns are the point of coming and are covered on foot because nothing wider fits down them. Tangier faces Spain across the strait and is the shortest way in from Europe. The Atlas range separates all of it from the desert south.
Checked 2026-08-25
Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.
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Koutoubia Gardens, or Jardins de la Koutoubia, is open green space at the base of Marrakesh’s famous Koutoubia Mosque minaret. It creates a natural pause beside Jemaa el-Fnaa and links the old medina with newer districts.
Place du 16 Novembre is a central civic square in Gueliz, Marrakesh's modern new town. It functions as a key urban landmark and gathering point where the planned colonial-era grid meets contemporary city life.
Arset El Bilk is a public garden beside Jemaa el-Fnaa in the historic core of Marrakesh. It gives pedestrians a small green pause between the square's performers, food stalls, traders, and the dense lanes of the medina.
Bab el Khemis Garden, also known locally as Jardin de Bab el Khemis, is a public green space beside Bab el Khemis gate on the northern side of Marrakesh’s ancient medina.
Eight to twelve days can join Marrakesh with one Atlantic, imperial-city or Atlas route. A desert extension needs dedicated road time and should replace, not simply be added to, another distant region.
Morocco’s Accès Maroc service is the government channel for electronic visa and travel-authorisation checks. Eligibility is passport-specific; verify the required route through that portal before committing to transport.
Casablanca and Marrakesh are the largest air gateways. ONCF trains serve the main northern and Atlantic cities, whereas mountain, desert and smaller-town journeys depend on coaches, cars or organised transfers.
March to May and September to November avoid the strongest heat on many city and inland routes. Atlas conditions, Atlantic weather and desert temperature swings require separate checks for the planned circuit.
Moroccan dirhams (MAD) are the local currency. This record does not state nationwide card coverage or exchange costs; agree the amount and method before a taxi, market or remote accommodation transaction.
Morocco distinguishes 19 for city police, 177 for the gendarmerie and 15 for fire or ambulance. Power is 220 V through Type C and E sockets, while tap-water guidance is Not recorded.
