Countries

Morocco

Morocco's capital is Rabat, not Casablanca, its largest city. It is home to Fes el Bali, the walled old city of Fez founded in the 9th century, one of the largest car-free urban zones on Earth. Morocco administers most of Western Sahara and claims it; the UN lists the territory's status as unresolved.

Rooftops and old city walls of Fes el Bali, the walled medina of Fez, Morocco

The medina of Fez

Photo: just_a_cheeseburger, CC BY 2.0

Red has marked Moroccan sovereigns' banners for centuries. The green pentagram, added in 1915, is the Seal of Solomon, a symbol of wisdom and protection found across Islamic and older North African traditions.

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