Noureddine Daifallah (born 1960 in Marrakech) is a Moroccan calligrapher. He is a teacher of fine arts in Marrakech whose work has been exhibited in Morocco, France, Italy and Portugal. With his innovations, he adds new touch to the traditional Arabic calligraphy. He won the Biennale de Turquie (International Commission for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage), Istanbul 1991, and the Zémé Rencontre de la jeune Peinture Marocaine, Espace Wafa Bank, Casablanca 1991. The Guggenheim Museum in New York acquired two of his paintings in 2002. a new exhibition of his will open shortly in London.
Casablanca is the largest city of Morocco. Located in the central-western part of Morocco bordering the Atlantic Ocean, it is the largest city in the Maghreb region and the eighth-largest in the Arab world. Casablanca is Morocco's chief port and one of the largest financial centers in Africa. According to the 2014 population estimate, the city has a population of about 3.35 million in the urban area and over 6.8 million in the Casablanca-Settat region. Casablanca is considered the economic and business center of Morocco, although the national political capital is Rabat.
Mohammed V International Airport is an international airport serving Casablanca, Morocco. Located in Nouaceur Province, it is operated by ONDA. With just under 8 million passengers passing through the airport in 2014, it was the busiest airport in Morocco and the fourth busiest in Africa. In August 2014, ONDA reported a year-on-year increase of 7.28% passenger traffic, to 918,238. The airport serves as hub for Royal Air Maroc, Jetairfly, Air Arabia Maroc and RAM Express. It is named after King Mohammed V of Morocco.
Mohammedia is a port city on the west coast of Morocco between Casablanca and Rabat in the region of Casablanca-Settat. It hosts the most important oil refinery of Morocco, the Samir refinery, which makes it the center of the Moroccan petroleum industry. It has a population of 208,612 according to the 2014 Moroccan census.
Noureddine Naybet is a Moroccan retired footballer who played as a central defender.
ONCF is Morocco's national railway operator. ONCF is a state-owned company that is under the control of the Ministry of Equipment, Transport and Logistics and is responsible for all passenger and freight traffic on the national railway network. The company is also responsible for building and maintaining the rail infrastructure.
Mahi Binebine is a Moroccan painter and novelist born in Marrakech in 1959. Binebine has written six novels which have been translated into various languages.
Marjane is a Moroccan hypermarket chain. It is a wholly owned by SNI, the holding company of king Mohammed VI. The chain opened its first supermarket, in 1990, in Rabat.
Driss Benhima is a Moroccan businessman. Former chairman of the board and CEO of Royal Air Maroc, the national airline of Morocco.
The cinema of Morocco dates back to "The Moroccan Goatherd" by Louis Lumière in 1897.
Rail transport in Morocco is operated by the national railway operator ONCF. It was initially developed during the protectorate.
The Casa-Voyageurs Railway Station is an ONCF station in the centre of Casablanca.
Bouchta El Hayani is a Moroccan artist who started his professional career in the 1970s. Since this period he has followed a successful path to become one of the leading and most famous Moroccan artists. First and foremost he is one of the rare Moroccan painters that perfectly master drawing techniques.
Ammouri M'barek was the renovator of the Moroccan Amazigh (Berber) Music, was born in 1951 in Irguiten, a small village located at the bottom of the High Atlas near Taroudannt town, in Taroudannt Province, Morocco.
Mohammed Ameur is a Moroccan politician of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces. Between 2007 and 2012, he held the position of "Minister-Delegate for the Moroccans Living Abroad" in the cabinet of Abbas El Fassi. He currently serves as the ambassador to Belgium.
SOMED is a conglomerate company based in Morocco. Its active in a range of sectors such as mining, construction material dealership, tourism, real estate development, food processing and Car dealership. Its capital is composed of Mohammed VI's holding company SNI, Emirati private funds and the Moroccan state.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Marrakesh, Morocco.
Ahmed Boulane is a Moroccan film director, producer and screenplay writer. Known as l'enfant terrible du cinéma marocain for his antics with journalists and his fellow filmmakers, he is considered to be one of the most talented directors in Morocco.
The 2018 African Nations Championship, known as the Total African Nations Championship was the 5th edition of the African Nations Championship, a biennial football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) exclusively featuring players from the respective national championships. It took place between 12 January and 4 February 2018. In February 2016, Kenya was announced as the host nation but in September 2017, CAF decided to change the host nation due to a lack of progress with preparations. Morocco was announced as the host nation in October 2017.
Moroccan license plates match in size and appearance to a large extent the European license plates and usually show black text on a white background.
Rita Atik is a Moroccan tennis player.
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