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Northern end of the avenue's wider segment, with Bank Al-Maghrib on the left and Maroc Telecom on the right. Avenue Mohammed V, sometimes referred to by its old name Avenue Dar al-Makhzen ( lit. 'Royal Palace Avenue' ), is a major thoroughfare in downtown Rabat, Morocco. Its main section was created under the French Protectorate in Morocco and ...
The French protectorate in Morocco, [4] also known as French Morocco, was the period of French colonial rule in Morocco that lasted from 1912 to 1956. [5] The protectorate was officially established 30 March 1912, when Sultan Abd al-Hafid signed the Treaty of Fez, though the French military occupation of Morocco had begun with the invasion of Oujda and the bombardment of Casablanca in 1907.
The first Moroccan postal stamps were produced in 1891 by private companies which managed courier services between cities. The system was replaced after a reorganization in 1911, the Sherifian post was created to handle local mail, and produced two series of stamps which were valid for use until 1915 and until 1919 in Tangier. [citation needed]
The French Protectorate Residence also known as Residence-general ( French: résidence générale) is a historic building in Rabat, Morocco. It was the seat of the Resident-general in the French protectorate in Morocco from its completion in 1924 to the end of the protectorate in 1956. Following Moroccan independence, the property became the ...
Mohammed V University ( Arabic: جامعة محمد الخامس, French: Université Mohammed-V) is a public university in Rabat, Morocco. It was founded in 1957 under a royal decree ( Dahir ). It is the first modern university in Morocco after the University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez. It is named after Mohammed V of Morocco .
The expression "les trois seigneurs" means in French "of the three lords". It is a reference to a mountain called "Le pic des trois seigneurs" that close the Courbière valley in which Rabat is settled. The name come from the fact that three valleys (Courbière, Vicdessos, Couserans) are closed by this peak. As each of the valleys has a ...
This is a list of municipalities (urban or rural communes), and arrondissements of Morocco, based on the 2004 census.. In 2009 a new administrative division of Morocco was adopted, creating 13 new provinces: Berrechid, Driouch, Fquih Ben Salah, Guercif, Midelt, Ouezzane, Rehamna, Sidi Bennour, Sidi Ifni, Sidi Slimane, Tarfaya, Tinghir and Youssoufia.
Mohammed V International Airport is the hub of the national airline of Morocco, Royal Air Maroc. Casablanca's main airport is Mohammed V International Airport , Morocco's busiest airport. Regular domestic flights serve Marrakech , Rabat , Agadir , Oujda , Tangier , Al Hoceima, and Laayoune , as well as other cities.