| Morocco | |
| Redirects: | Kingdom of Morocco |
| Category: | Country |
| Planet: | Earth |
| Continent: | Africa |
| Country: | North Africa |
| Locale: | Maghreb |
| Points of interest: | Casablanca; Marrakesh; Tangier |
The Kingdom of Morocco, commonly shortened to just Morocco, is a country located in the Maghreb region of North Africa on the continent of Africa. It's northwestern coastline faces the Atlantic Ocean while also being bordered to the north by the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Algeria to the southeast as well as Mauritania and the Western Sahara desert to the south. The capital of Morocco is Rabat. Major cities include Marrakesh, Tangier and Casablanca.
Points of Interest[]
- Casablanca
- Casablanca is a city in Morocco and the largest city in the country. It is located in western Morocco on the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the largest and most important cities in Africa, both economically and demographically. The name Casablanca has become synonymous with Silver-Screen era cinema and is the title of the 1942 romance classic Casblanca directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.
- Marrakesh
- Marrakesh is a city in Morocco and the fourth largest city in the country. It is located to the north of the foothills of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains. Marrakesh is the most important of Morocco's four former imperial cities. Marrakesh was the principal setting in the 1956 Alfred Hitchcock thriller The Man Who Knew Too Much.
- Tangier
- Tangier is a city in northern Morocco with a population of about 850,000. It is located on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel. It is the capital of the Tangier-Tetouan Region and of the Tangier-Asilah prefecture of Morocco.
Films that take place in Morocco[]
- Casablanca (1942)
- John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum (Partially)
- Man Who Knew Too Much, The (1956)
- Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (Partially)
Characters from Morocco[]
Note: The following is a list of characters known to reside in Morocco. It does not necessarily mean that they were born there.
| Character | Film/Series |
|---|---|
| Rick Blaine | Casablanca |
Notes[]
- Scenes from 2004's Exorcist: The Beginning were filmed in Casablanca in Morocco. [1]
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References[]
- ↑ IMDB; Exorcist: The Beginning (2004); Filming locations.