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. University of Karueein, in Fez, has been a center for Islamic studies for more than 1,000 years. Kappa and Fortis. Al-Akhawayn, founded in 1993 by King Hassan II and King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, is an English-medium, American-style university comprising about 1,000 students. Hermes House Band. The oldest and in some ways the most prestigious is "Mohammed V University" in Rabat -along with Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane (a private university)-, with faculties of law, sciences, liberal arts, and medicine. DJ Panic. Morocco has about 230,000 students enrolled in 14 public universities.

Rob & MC Joe. The country's illiteracy rate has been stuck at around 50% for some years but reaches as high as 90% among girls in rural regions. DJ Paul Elstak. Nevertheless, many children --particularly girls in rural areas-- still do not attend school. Dennis van der Geest. Education in Morocco is free and compulsory through primary school (age 15). Ramon Sluijter. Casablanca is the center of commerce and industry and the leading port; Rabat is the seat of government; Tangier is the gateway to Morocco from Spain and also a major port; Fez is the cultural and religious center; and the dominantly "Berber" Marrakech is a major tourist center.

Martin Schwab. Most people live west of the Atlas Mountains, a range that insulates the country from the Sahara Desert. Jan Marijnissen. As a result of national education reforms entering into force in late 2002, English will be taught in all public schools from the fourth year on. Arjan Erkel. English, while still far behind French and Spanish in terms of number of speakers, is rapidly becoming the foreign language of choice among educated youth. Gerrit Zalm. About 20,000 Moroccans in the northern part of the country speak Spanish as a second language in parallel with Tarifit.

Wouter Bos. It also is widely used in education and government. Lee Towers. French, which remains Morocco's unofficial second language, is taught universally and still serves as Morocco's primary language of commerce and economics. Gerard Cox. Approximately 10 million (1 third of the population), mostly in rural areas, speak Berber --which exists in Morocco in three different dialects (Tarifit, Tashelhiyt, and Tamazight)-- either as a first language or bilingually with the spoken Arabic dialect. Feyenoord home games are known for the incredible atmosphere, probably the best of all the Dutch clubs. The country's distinctive Arabic dialect is called Moroccan Arabic.

Their stadium song is I Will Survive, the tune is played every time Feyenoord Rotterdam scores at home. Morocco's official language is classical Arabic. Their motto is: Geen Woorden Maar Daden ("No words but deeds"), a good motto as Feyenoord Rotterdam was founded by hard working labourers from the harbours in the Feijenoord district in Rotterdam-South. Most of the 100,000 foreign residents are French or Spanish; many are teachers or technicians. Eredivisie 2005-2006 | 2005-2006,2nd (28 November 2005). Morocco's Jewish minority has decreased significantly and numbers about 7,000 (See History of the Jews in Morocco). Eredivisie 2004-2005 | 2004-2005, 4th. The Arabs invaded Morocco in the 7th and 11th centuries and established their culture there.

Eredivisie 2003-2004 | 2003-2004, 3rd. Most Moroccans are Sunni Muslims of Arab, Berber, or mixed Arab-Berber stock. Eredivisie 2002-2003 | 2002-2003, 3rd. Morocco is the fourth most populous Arab country, after Egypt Sudan and Algeria. Eredivisie 2001-2002 | 2001-2002, 3rd. In 1999 the Moroccan Government admitted that over 500,000 children under the age of 15 were in the labor force^[3]. Eredivisie 2000-2001 | 2000-2001, 2nd. Though working towards change, Morocco historically has utilized child labor on a large scale.

Eredivisie 1999-2000 | 1999-2000, 3rd. Morocco has an unemployment rate of 12.1% (2004 Data) and a 1999 estimate by the CIA puts 19% of the Moroccan population under the poverty line^[2]. Eredivisie 1998-1999 | 1998-1999, 1st. Morocco is a party to the 1988 UN Drug Convention and in 1992 Morocco passed legislation designed to implement the Convention. Eredivisie 1997-1998 | 1997-1998, 4th. This represents 10 % of the total area and 27 per cent of the arable lands of the surveyed territory and 1.5 per cent of Morocco's total arable land. Eredivisie 1996-1997 | 1996-1997, 2nd. A UN survey^[1] estimated cannabis cultivation at about 1340 square kilometres in Morocco's five northern provinces.

Eredivisie 1995-1996 | 1995-1996, 3rd. This activity represents 0.57 per cent of Morocco's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), estimated at US$ 37.3 billion. Eredivisie 1994-1995 | 1994-1995, 4th. The cannabis is typically processed into hashish. Eredivisie 1993-1994 | 1993-1994, 2nd. Morocco ranks among the world’s largest producers and exporters of cannabis, and its cultivation and sale provide the economic base for much of the population of northern Morocco. Eredivisie 1992-1993 | 1992-1993, 1st. The country's third largest source of revenue is tourism.

Eredivisie 1991-1992 | 1991-1992, 3rd. Its second largest source of income is from nationals living abroad who transfer money to relatives living in Morocco. Eredivisie 1990-1991 | 1990-1991, 8th. Morocco's largest industry is the mining of phosphates. It is a match between the two largest cities of the Netherlands, one of which identifies with artists and creativity (Amsterdam) and one with hard work and guts (Rotterdam). The agreement is expected to enter into force in January 2006. Although Ajax has fought with PSV for the championship in recent years, its main rivalry remains with Feyenoord, culminating every year in the "Klassieker" ("The Classic"). The United States Senate approved by a vote of 85 to 13 on July 22, 2004 the Free Trade Agreement with Morocco, which will allow for 98% of the two-way trade of consumer and industrial products to be without tariffs.

Their archrival is Ajax from Amsterdam and in the past there have been many clashes between the supporters of both clubs, of which the Beverwijk clash in 1997 was the most infamous, leading to the death of Ajax-supporter Carlo Picornie. Morocco has signed Free Trade Agreements with the European Union (to take effect 2010) and the United States of America. The supporters of Feyenoord are said to be one of the most loyal supporter groups, and are nicknamed Het Legioen, Dutch for The Legion. See also List of cities in Morocco and Western Sahara. . Other cities include Agadir, Essaouira, Fes, Marrakech, Meknes, Oujda, Ouarzazat, Safi, Tangier, Tiznit, Salè and Tan-Tan. Together with Ajax, AZ Alkmaar and PSV, Feyenoord belongs to the top clubs of the Netherlands. Morocco's capital city is Rabat, and its largest city is the main port of Casablanca.

There are two other professional football teams from Rotterdam, namely Sparta and Excelsior. Internationally, this is only recognized by four countries (see History of Western Sahara). The average attendance in 2004/05 was 45,288 people. Morocco claims that the Western Sahara is part of its territory and refers to that as its Southern Provinces. It is located in the Feijenoord district in the south of Rotterdam. To the south lies the Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony that was annexed by Morocco in 1975 (see Green March). It has 50,000 seats and has hosted a record of 10 finals of UEFA club competitions, including the 2002 UEFA Cup Final which was won by Feyenoord. Most of the population lives to the north of these mountains, while to the south is the desert.

The club's Feijenoord Stadion is nicknamed De Kuip, Dutch for The Tub and was built in 1937, and is one of the major European stadiums. Most of the south east portion of the country is in the Sahara Desert and as such is generally sparsely populated and unproductive economically. The club was founded on July 19, 1908. The Atlas Mountains run down the backbone of the country, from the south west to the north east. It was previously named Feijenoord, after the Feijenoord district of south Rotterdam, but the club internationalised its name in 1973. The Rif mountains occupy the region bordering the Mediterranean from the north-west to the north-east. Feyenoord Rotterdam is a Dutch football club from the city of Rotterdam. To the north, Morocco is bordered by and controls part of the Strait of Gibraltar, giving it power over the waterways in and out of the Mediterranean sea.

Intercontinental Cup: 1970. Off the Atlantic coast the Canary Islands belong to Spain, whereas Madeira to the north is Portuguese. UEFA Cup: 1974, 2002. There are also four Spanish enclaves on the Mediterranean coast: Ceuta, Melilla, Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera and Peñón de Alhucemas, as well as several islands including Perejil and Chafarinas. European Cup: 1970. Algeria borders Morocco to the east and southeast. Supercup: 1991, 1999. These 16 regions are:.

KNVB Cup|Amstel Cup winner: 1930, 1935, 1965, 1969, 1980, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995. As part of a 1997 decentralization/regionalization law passed by the legislature, 16 new regions were created, although the full details and scope of the reorganization are limited. League winner: 1924, 1928, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1984, 1993, 1999. Three additional provinces, Ad Dakhla (Oued Eddahab), Boujdour, and Es Smara, as well as parts of Tan-Tan and Laayoune, primarily fall within Moroccan-claimed Western Sahara.
. Morocco is divided into 37 provinces and 2 wilayas:.

. See also: List of political parties in Morocco. Opposition political parties are legal and several have arisen in recent years. The King of Morocco can dissolve government and deploy the military, among other responsibilities.

Morocco is a constitutional monarchy, with a popularly-elected parliament. The attacks left 33 civilians dead and more than 100 people injured. In 2003, Morocco's largest city, Casablanca, suffered from Casablanca terrorist attacks. Morocco was granted Major non-NATO ally status in June 2004 and signed free trade agreements with the United States and the European Union.

It now houses the Tangier American Legation Museum. owned abroad. The United States legation (consulate) in Tangier is the first property the U.S. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were the American signatories.

Morocco was the first nation to recognize the fledgling United States in 1777 and has the oldest non-broken friendship treaty with the country, the Moroccan-American Treaty of Friendship, which has been in effect since 1783. Gradual political reforms in the 1990s resulted in the establishment of a bicameral legislature in 1997. See History of Western Sahara. Morocco virtually annexed Western Sahara during the late 1970s, but final resolution on the status of the territory remains unresolved.

The Spanish enclave of Ifni in the south became part of the new Morocco in 1969. His rule would be marked by political unrest, and the ruthless government response earned the period the name "the years of lead". Hassan II became King of Morocco on March 3, 1961. The internationalized city of Tangier was reintegrated with the signing of the Tangier Protocol on October 29, 1956.

Through agreements with Spain in 1956 and 1958, Moroccan control over certain Spanish-ruled areas was restored, though attempts to claim other Spanish colonial possessions through military action were less successful. The Kingdom of Morocco recovered its political independence from France on March 2, 1956 and on April 7 of that year France officially relinquished its protectorate in Morocco. France allowed Mohammed V to return in 1955, and the negotiations that led to Moroccan independence began the following year. France's exile of the highly respected Sultan Mohammed V in 1953 and his replacement by the unpopular Mohammed Ben Aarafa, whose reign was perceived as illegitimate, sparked active opposition to the French protectorate.

That party subsequently provided most of the leadership for the nationalist movement. A manifesto of the Istiqlal (Independence) Party in 1944 was one of the earliest public demands for independence. Many Moroccan Goumiere assisted the Americans in both World War I and World War II. Nationalist political parties, which subsequently arose under the French protectorate, based their arguments for Moroccan independence on such World War II declarations as the Atlantic Charter (a joint U.S.-British statement that set forth, among other things, the right of all people to choose the form of government under which they live).

By the same treaty, Spain assumed the role of protecting power over the northern and southern (Saharan) zones on November 27 that year. A second "Moroccan crisis" provoked by Berlin, increased European Great Power tensions, but the Treaty of Fez (signed on March 30, 1912) made Morocco a protectorate of France. Recognition by the United Kingdom in 1904 of France's "sphere of influence" in Morocco provoked a German reaction; the "crisis" of 1905-6 was resolved at the Algeciras Conference (1906), which formalized France's "special position" and entrusted policing of Morocco jointly to France and Spain. France showed a strong interest in Morocco as early as 1830.

For the first time, Morocco became a state of some interest in itself to the European Powers. The Maghreb had far greater proven wealth than the unknown rest of Africa and a location of strategic importance affecting the exit from the Mediterranean. After the Napoleonic Wars, Egypt and the North African maghreb became increasingly ungovernable from Constantinople, the resort of pirates under local beys, and as Europe industrialized, an increasingly prized potential for colonization. Successful Portuguese efforts to control the Atlantic coast in the 15th century did not profoundly affect the Mediterranean heart of Morocco.

The building now houses the Tangier American Legation Museum. The United States legation (consulate) in Tangier is the first property the American government ever owned abroad. Signed by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, it has been in continuous effect since 1783. The Moroccan-American Treaty of Friendship stands as the U.S.'s oldest non-broken friendship treaty.

Morocco was the first nation to recognize the fledgling United States as an independent nation in 1777. In 1684 they annexed Tangier. The Alaouites succeeded in stabilizing their position, and while the kingdom was smaller than previous ones in the region it remained quite wealthy. Morocco was facing aggression from Spain and the Ottoman Empire that was sweeping westward.

The Alaouite Dynasty eventually gained control. The empire collapsed, however, with a long running series of civil wars. Smaller states of the region, such as the Berghouata and Banu Isam, were conquered. First the Almoravids, then the Almohads would see Morocco rule most of Northwest Africa, as well as large sections of Islamic Iberia, or Andalous.

Morocco would reach its height under a series of Berber origin dynasties that would replace the Arab Idrisids. Morocco became a centre of learning and a major regional power. The country soon broke away from the control of the distant Abbasid caliphs in Baghdad under Idris ibn Salih who founded the Idrisid Dynasty. Arabs invaded what became modern Morocco in the seventh century, bringing their civilization and Islam, to which most of the Berbers converted, forming states such as the Kingdom of Nekor.

During this time, however, the high mountains of most of modern Morocco remained unsubdued, and stayed in the hands of their Berber inhabitants. In the 5th century AD, as the Roman Empire declined, the region fell to the Vandals, Visigoths, and then Byzantine Greeks in rapid succession. The arrival of Phoenicians heralded a long engagement with the wider Mediterranean, as this strategic region formed part of the Roman Empire, as Mauretania Tingitana. North Africa and Morocco were slowly drawn into the wider emerging Mediterranean world by Phoenician trading colonies and settlements in the late Classical period.

In the classical period modern Morocco was known Mauretania, although this should not be confused with the modern country of Mauretania. The Berbers, often referred to in modern ethnic activist circles as "Amazigh," are more commonly generically as Berber or by their regional ethnic identity, such as Chleuh. Modern genetic analyses have confirmed that various populations have contributed to the present-day population, including, in addition to the main ethnic groups - Berbers and Arabs - Phoenicians, Sephardic Jews, and sub-Saharan Africans. Many theorists believe the Berber language probably arrived at roughly the same time as agriculture (see Berber), and was adopted by the existing population as well as the immigrants that brought it.

The area of modern Morocco was made by slave labor and Spanish imigrants and has been inhabited since Neolithic times, at least 8000 BC, as attested by signs of the Capsian culture, in a time when the Maghreb was less arid than it is today. The name Morocco in many other languages originates from the name of the former capital, Marrakech. For historical references, historians used to refer to Morocco as Al Maghrib al Aqşá (The Furthest West). Al Maghrib (meaning The West) is commonly used.

The full Arabic name of the country translates to The Western Kingdom. . Its status is disputed, pending a United Nations referendum. Morocco claims ownership of Western Sahara and has administered most of the territory since 1975.

It borders Algeria to the east, though the Algerian border is closed, Western Sahara to the south, the Mediterranean Sea and Spain to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to its west. It has a long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean that reaches past the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea. The Kingdom of Morocco (Arabic المملكة المغربية) is a country in northwest Africa. Morocco (1930 film).

Music of Morocco. List of writers from Morocco. Cuisine of Morocco.