World of the Post Cards: Morocco

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Saturday, March 21, 2020

Native man with his camel in Western Sahara

Received on 21st of March, 2020. Thanks to dear friend Yanis Amghar from France for sending me this beautiful card during his visit to Western Sahara. To my disbelief, the card came with a super clear post mark of the city of Ouarzazate.

Friday, March 13, 2020

Royal Palace - Rabat

Received on 13th of March, 2020. Thanks to Mehdi G. The interesting story behind this post card is that it was officially exchanged on 29th of March 2014, since than the collector didn't respond to my after I had already sent my card. It was as late as December 2020 that I finally managed to find the latest Facebook id of the collector, who than only agreed to send me this card. So, a bad debt finally recovered.

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Fotw Morocco

Received on 30th of August, 2019. Thanks to dear friend Maria from Portugal.

Folk life in Western Sahara

Received on 30th of August, 2019. Thanks to Mr. Ahmed Oul from Morocco. The card was sent from the Laayoune city of Western Sahara.

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Rabat City

Rabat is the capital city of Morocco and its seventh largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million. It is also the capital city of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra administrative region. The city is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou Regreg. On the facing shore of the river lies Salé, the city's main commuter town. Rabat, Temara, and Salé form a conurbation of over 1.8 million people. Silt related problems have diminished Rabat's role as a port; however, Rabat and Salé still maintain important textile, food processing and construction industries. In addition, tourism and the presence of all foreign embassies in Morocco serve to make Rabat one of the most important cities in the country. Rabat is accessible by train through the ONCF system and by plane through the nearby Rabat–Salé Airport. It is one of four Imperial cities of Morocco, and the medina of Rabat is listed as a World Heritage Site.