Destination Guides & Maps - Morocco

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Time Zone: Same as UK

Capital City: Rabat

Major Cities: Casablanca, Marrakech, Tangier, Agadir, Meknes, Fez, Rabat

International Airports: Agadir, Casablanca, Tangier, Marrakech, Ouarzazate, Fez, Tetouan, Essaouira, Rabat

Area: 274,459 sq miles. 710,850 sq kilometres

Population: 31 million

Languages: Arabic, Berber, French, Spanish, English

Telephone Code: 212

Climate: The N coast and interior mountains have a Mediterranean climate, although the Atlantic coast is slightly cooler than the Mediterranean coast in winter. Inland in the High Atlas Mountains, the climate is influenced by altitude and winter snowfall can be heavy. Inland at lower levels summers are very hot, although winter and spring days can be chilly. The Saharan region has typically hot summers and mild winters.

Currency: Moroccan Dirham (MAD 1 = 100 centimes).

Notes: MAD: 10, 20, 50, 100, 200.

Coins: MAD: 1, 5, 10. Centimes: 5, 10, 20, 50.

Electricity: 110/220V AC 50Hz.

Hotel Classification: Most (but not all) hotels in Morocco are graded by the usual 1- to 5-star system with the added refinement of a top grade of 5-star de luxe, shown here as *****L. Holiday Villages, aparthotels and apartments (residences) are graded as 1st, 2nd or 3rd class. Properties classified as guesthouses (maisons d'hotes) are not graded.

UK Tourist Office: Moroccan National Tourist Office

205 Regent Street, London W1B 4HB

Tel: 020 7437 0073; 020 7439 9855

Fax: 020 7734 8172

E-mail: mnto@morocco-tourism.org.uk

Website: www.tourism-in-morocco.com

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