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Cities 1: This city shares its name with a hat and is known for its tanneries.
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Fez
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Cities 2: Famous bright blue city.
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Chefchaouen
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Cities 3: Morocco's largest city and the namesake of a famous 1942 romantic film.
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Casablanca
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Cities 4: City that once was an international free zone. A fun fact is that it is also the first location of a U.S. international embassy.
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Tangier
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Artificial Landmarks 1: Main city square of Marrakesh known for its markets and performers. It originally held executions.
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Djemaa El Fna
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Artificial Landmarks 2: Walled clay city used as a trading outpost between Morocco and the Sahara in the 17th century.
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Ait Benhaddou
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Artificial Landmarks 3: Former capital of the Mauretania Kingdom, home to the arch of Caracalla
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Volubilis
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Artificial Landmarks 4: Second largest (functioning) mosque in Africa and home to the second highest minaret in the world, completed in 1993.
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Hassan II Mosque
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Natural Landmarks 1: Beach known for its rock arches...well, rock arch since 2016.
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Legzira
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Natural Landmarks 2: Famous canyon located in the Atlas Mountains.
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Todra Gorge
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Natural Landmarks 3: Term for large series of dunes; famous ones include Chebbi and Chigaga
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Erg
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Natural Landmarks 4: Highest of the peaks in the Atlas Mountains, North Africa, and the Arab world.
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Toubkal
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People 1: Famous explorer who traveled extensively across Europe, Africa, and Asia.
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Ibn Battuta
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People 2: Last sultan of Morocco and its first king
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Mohammed V
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People 3: This Saadi sultan was known for his conquests across North Africa, including taking the Songhai cities of Timbuktu and Djenne.
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Ahmad al-Mansur
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People 4: Pirate queen of Tetouan who worked with the Ottoman corsair Barbarossa to prevent Christian conquest of the Mediterranean.
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Sayidda al Hurra
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History 1: First independent Muslim state in Morocco.
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Kingdom of Nekor
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History 2: Battle between Moroccan and Portuguese forces that caused a succession crisis in the latter upon the death of the Portuguese king Sebastian I.
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Battle of Alcacer Quibir
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History 3: Conflict between Spanish forces and Berber tribes that would help to begin the Moroccan independence movement.
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Rif Uprising
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History 4: Border conflict between Morocco and Algeria in 1963.
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Sand War
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Culture 1: Garden layout identifiable by a courtyard split into four parts by two paths, originating from Persian gardens, OR a traditional guesthouse.
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Riad
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Culture 2: One of the most famous works of independence author Driss Chraibi, focusing on the struggle between Mahgreb identity and French society.
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Le Passe Simple
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Culture 3: Directed by Mohammed Ousfour, this is considered the first Moroccan movie, released in 1958.
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Le Fils Maudit
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Culture 4: In 2022, Morocco became the first African and first Arab country to reach the semifinals in this famous football tournament.
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World Cup
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Wildlife 1: Wildcat known for its reddish coat and tufted ears.
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Caracal
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Wildlife 2: Only African monkey found north of the Sahara.
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Barbary Macaque
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Wildlife 3: Vulpid known for its large ears.
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Fennec Fox
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Wildlife 4: In Ancient Egypt, this bird of prey was sacred to Isis and Mut; however, the British referred to them as "shawks," a contraction I cannot unshorten due to Jetpunk guidelines.
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Egyptian Vulture
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Food 1: Steamed wheat dish often served with stew, a staple throughout the Maghreb.
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Couscous
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Food 2: Stew cooked in an earthenware pot, said to have originated from the courts of the Abbasid sultan Harun al-Rashid
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Tagine
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Food 3: Salad consisting of spiced eggplants and tomatoes.
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Zaalouk
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Food 4: Pretzel-shaped fried pastry drenched in honey and sprinkled with sesame, commonly eaten during Ramadan.
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Shebakia
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