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Triangular or cylinder-shaped savory or sweet pastry covered with warqa (a paper-thin Moroccan dough) [2] [3] and stuffed with almond paste. [3] Faqqas: Dessert A type of macaroon made with semolina flour. [1] Ghoriba (Ghriyyaba) Dessert Biscuits flavored with aniseed and sesame seeds, or almonds and raisins. [1] Keneffa: Dessert A variety of ...
Moroccan cuisine (Arabic: المطبخ المغربي) is the cuisine of Morocco, fueled by interactions and exchanges with many cultures and nations over the centuries. [1] Moroccan cuisine is usually a mix of Arab , Berber , Andalusi , and Mediterranean cuisines, with minimal European (French and Spanish) and sub-Saharan influences. [ 2 ]
Moroccan rugs are the weaves, carpets, and textiles that have been traditionally hand-woven in Morocco. Rugs have been woven by the indigenous people of Morocco since the Paleolithic Era . Twentieth-century Moroccan rugs are widely collected in the West, and are almost always woven by tribes people who do not seek nor possess formal artistic ...
Casablanca (Arabic: الدار البيضاء, romanized: al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, lit. 'the White House', IPA: [adˈdaːru ɫbajdˤaːʔ]) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre.
Map of Western Sahara Location of cities in Western Sahara Laayoun Smara Cape Bojador. The following are cities in Western Sahara, listed by population.Due to an ongoing conflict over the territory, the majority is controlled by Morocco, and the eastern and southern portions are controlled by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR).
Morocco, [d] officially the Kingdom of Morocco, [e] is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south.
[2] [105] Some Moroccan minarets have octagonal shafts, though this is more characteristic of the northern parts of the country. [4] Inside the main shaft a staircase, and in other cases a ramp, ascends to the top of the minaret. [2] [105] Medieval Moroccan mosques also frequently followed the "T-type" model established in the Almohad period.
A riad garden in the Bahia Palace of Marrakesh, built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A riad or riyad (Arabic: رياض, romanized: riyāḍ) is a type of garden courtyard historically associated with house and palace architecture in the Maghreb and al-Andalus.