Morocco

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(Arabic: Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah)

Morocco MapThe kingdom in North Africa, is bounded on the north by the Mediterranean Sea, on the east and south-east by Algeria, Western Sahara sits in the south and on the west is the Atlantic Ocean.

The highest mountains in North Africa reside here. This kingdom has four main natural areas: Er Rif, a region of highlands paralleling the Mediterranean coast; the Atlas Mountains; an Atlantic ocean coastal plain; and plains and valleys to the south of the Atlas Mountains, merging with the Sahara desert along the south-eastern borders of Morocco.