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Morocco earthquake 8 September

Morocco earthquake 8 September

A powerful earthquake (mag. 6.8) struck Morocco shortly after 11pm on Friday 8 September. Its epicentre was in the Atlas mountains, south-west of Marrakech, north-east of Taroudant. Its force was felt across most of the country, but its devastation has hit those...

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Facts and Stats Morocco – Did You Know?

Facts and Stats Morocco – Did You Know?

The Arabic name given for Morocco by medieval historians and geographers is “al-Maghrib al-Aqsa”, translated as Furthest Westerly Kingdom (of the Maghreb countries, in North West Africa). Morocco is just 13km from mainland Spain. Its territory borders 3500km+ of the...

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