Sunday, May 19, 2013

the Moroccan coast


Morocco, an Arab country located in the northwest corner of the continent of Africa, and was also called Marrakech. And is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and separated by the Straits of Gibraltar, which meets the Mediterranean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean from Spain about 13 km away.There are fertile plains along
the Moroccan coast, as forest-covered mountains stretch across the center of the state from the southwest to the northeast. And extends behind the Atlas of the world's largest deserts of Sahara, known as the Sahara Desert, is plenty arid territory covers an area of ​​about nine million square kilometers. And Rabat, capital of Morocco, Casablanca largest cities.And the population of Morocco is composed of two distinct ethnic groups: Arabs and Berbers, a division depends mainly on language . And Morocco's population are Muslims, and is the agriculture, farming and ranching economic activity first. And about half of the population lives (51%) in rural areas. Known Moroccan long time ago beautiful leather goods, carpets, and the vessels, glass, and metal vessels. And reflect a lot of Moroccan Arts influence Spanish and French as well as the customs and traditions of Arab and Berber. For example, a link music and folk dance Moroccan in most cases the existing models in the region of Andalusia in southern Spain, and the extent of French influences in studio photography, sculpture and theater. For new authors Moroccans whether they write in Arabic or French is a clear link the problems of cultural identity, has consistently opposed the French influence in Morocco.

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