Morocco Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
sovereign state in North Africa
About Morocco
The only constitutional monarchy inNorth Africa, theKingdom of Moroccois made up of 12 regions. It has one of the largest economies in Africa, and is an important player in Arab affairs, . The earliest known independent state of Morocco was theBerber Kingdom of Mauretaniaunder King Baga. This kingdom dates back at least to 300 BCE. From the 1st century BCE, Morocco was part of theRoman EmpireasMauretania Tingitana. Christianity was introduced in the 2nd century CE and gained converts in the Roman towns, among slaves and Berber farmers. In the 5th century CE, as the Roman Empire declined, the region was invaded from the north by the Vandals and later the Visigoths. In the 6th century, northern Morocco became part of the Byzantine Empire. Throughout this time, however, the Berber inhabitants
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