Facts about Morocco
Facts about Morocco
Morocco is a really colorful and amazing place to visit. We enjoyed the visit and are just dying to go back!
Facts about Morocco are fun to gather before your trip and make the family vacation even more fun!
1 – Tangier is just 8 miles away from Europe but seems so much farther than that because it is so different. We loved the exotic feel.
2. Morocco is the world’s largest exporter of sardines.
3. The world’s oldest university is here in Morocco – al -Qarawiyin in the city of Fes and was founded in 859.
4. Morocco produces 80% of Europe’s hashish.
5. Green tea is the national drink and is most often served with mint and lots of sugar.
6. If you are offered meat by a Moroccan host, it is VERY rude to say no.
7. Be prepared to pay to take photographs of people like street performers.
CLICK HERE for information on snake charmers.
8. Here the heart is not the symbol of love….the liver is the symbol of love in Morocco.
9. Medical services are few and far between. In Morocco there are .62 physicians for every 1000 people which contrasts dramatically in the 2.6 physicians per every 1000 in the US.
10. The 2nd largest income producer in the country is tourism. The largest part of the economy is the sale of phosphate.
11. The famous movie set in Morocco is Casablanca yet this movie was film exclusively in Los Angeles.
12. White is the color of mourning in Morocco. A widow wears white for 40 days after the death of her husband.
13. There are lots of camels in Morocco but you’ll see even more donkeys.
CLICK HERE for information on Camel Riding in Morocco
14. Couscous and things cooked in a tangine are really common here and delicious.
There are so many fun facts on Morocco which make the trip even more fun!
15. Money is the dirham.
16. The languages spoken here are Arabic, French, and Berber.
