{"id":14505,"date":"2026-08-26T14:16:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T08:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=14505"},"modified":"2026-08-31T18:54:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T13:24:46","slug":"morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/morocco\/","title":{"rendered":"Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Morocco Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Minister of State for Commerce and Industry is going to co-chair the 7th Session of the India-Morocco Joint Commission.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Morocco<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the <\/span><b>Maghreb region of <\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>North Africa.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by <\/span><b>Western <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sahara-desert\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sahara<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the south and <\/span><b>Algeria to the east<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime Border:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has coastlines on the <\/span><b>Atlantic Ocean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the west and the <\/span><b>Mediterranean Sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the north.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the only African country with coastlines on <\/span><b>both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Rabat<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Morocco<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Most of Morocco north of Western Sahara, particularly along the coasts, experiences a <\/span><b>typical Mediterranean climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with mild wet winters and hot dry summers.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major River:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>Mououya River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the most significant source of water in Morocco. Its source is located in the Atlas Mountains and flows into the Mediterranean Sea.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest point:<\/b> <b>Jebel Toubkal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the highest point of Morocco and is also the highest peak of the <\/span><b>Atlas Mountains.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It consists of iron ore and coal, barite, manganese, lead, and zinc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/mos-jitin-prasada-to-co-chair-india-morocco-joint-commission-session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morocco is located in the Maghreb region of  North Africa. 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